Marco Bedoya Corporate Sustainability Manager CEMEX

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ADDRESSING EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
a sector-based
approach WBSCD Side Event
COP 10, December 10th
2004, Buenos Aires
Marco Bedoya Corporate
Sustainability Manager CEMEX
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Sectoral approach for ..
Setting different type of commitments Emissions
targets / policies and
mechanisms focus on significant emitters
looking for cost effectiviness
Enabling CDMs multi-project baselines broad
participation imminent need to comply with
obligations
Allowances allocation performed- based
allocation for EU-ETS considers changes in
production encouragement for further emissions
reductrions
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Constructing a benchmark for the cement sector
basic facts
CO2 Emissions from cement manufacturing
(Process CO2 fuel combustion CO2 GJ
CO2/GJ electricity consumption CO2
MwhtCO2/Mwh) CK/CT Main energy intensive
steps Raw materials preparation
Pyro-processing Grinding cement
additions Potential CDMs/JIs
projects Energy efficiency process change
fuel switch blending
(cement additions)
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Constructing a benchmark for the cement sector

• Definition of overall guidelines
• Baseline aggregation
• Type of projects covered
• Baseline lifetime
• Type and data availability
• Baseline stringency

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Addressing additionality with benchmarks
Any project that is more carbon efficient than
the benchmark gets credits
benchmark
BAU
uncredited reductions
eco-efficiency credits
additional reductions uncredited
Benchmark-induced
output
additional credits
carbon intensity
Adapted from Friedman, 1999
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