Senate Bill 596, authored by state Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo, which aims to achieve net-zero emissions for cement by 2045, received an unanimous, bipartisan vote from the Assembly Natural Resources Committee Wednesday.
According to his office, Becker underscored the importance of concrete and cement, calling the building materials vital to our economy. Technologies and processes exist for achieving large reductions in emissions from cement production, but they have not been deployed at scale because California needs the right policies in place to encourage emissions reductions and to create demand for low carbon building products.
The 11-0 vote by the committee sends SB 596 to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for its consideration.