Green Concrete Transition Has Path to Credibility in Climate Law

A provision tucked into the 730-page tax-and-climate law, valued at just 0.05% of the total price tag, has the potential to trigger big changes in one of the most carbon-intensive processes in the world: cement production.

The law gives the EPA $250 million to help companies measure, verify, and report the carbon content of the construction materials they make.

Concrete is responsible for at least 7% of carbon emissions worldwide, according to clean energy research group BloombergNEF. And the US will be using even more of it because both last year’s infrastructure law and this month’s climate measure authorize ...