Cement Association of Canadaand the

Western Climate Initiative

WCI Co-ChairsSeattle, WA

December 10, 2008

Cement Association of Canada

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• The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is the voice of Canada’s cement industry.

• Membership comprises eight companies with clinker and cement manufacturing facilities, granulating and grinding facilities, and distribution terminals from Atlantic Canada to the Pacific coast. • 98% of Canadian cement production (16.7 million tonnes in

2006)

Western Climate Initiative - Overview• Canadian Cement Representation:

85% of Canadian cement manufacturing

14 of 17 Canadian facilities fall under WCI Partners’ jurisdiction

BC – 3 plants, QC – 4 plants, ON – 7 plants

Other (non-WCI) plants are in Alberta (2) and Nova Scotia (1)

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We Share Common Goals

• The Canadian cement industry supports the need to address global climate change in a manner which:

1. Protects the environment:– Including timely actions to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions from current fossil fuels combustion

2. Maintains a strong, vibrant, and competitive economy:– Managing costs and ensuring Canada’s industry is fairly

treated in comparison to competitors in our domestic and export markets.

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CAC Participation in WCI• March 2008: Submission in response to the Initial Draft Design Recommendations.• May 2008: Participated in Stakeholder Consultations SLC, Utah.• June 2008: Submitted response to Draft Design Recommendations.• July 2008: Participated in Final stakeholder consultations in San Diego.• August 2008: Submitted additional comments on the Draft Final Design

Recommendations.• October 2008 - participated in stakeholder teleconference on design

recommendations.• October 2008 – Coordination of WCI Canadian Partners Cement Caucus at QCI

meeting in Quebec City (October 21 & 22).

• Ongoing: • Engagement with Ontario, BC, Quebec, and Manitoba officials on WCI-related issues.• Participation in California AB-32 teleconferences on design of State climate plan and

participation in WCI.• Coordination of Canadian cement sector positions with those of the US industry, via

Portland Cement Association.• Communication and consultation with member companies.

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1. Continuous improvements in energy efficiency

2. Increasing the use of alternative and renewable energies

3. Increasing the use of Supplementary Cementing Materials (SCMs)

4. Increasing Research and Development on Innovative Manufacturing Processes and Products

Canada’s cement industry supports the has a comprehensive globally developed, strategy to deliver climate change objectives and remain competitive, through:

Cement Industry Emission Reduction Opportunities

Canada’s Cement Sector Faces Distinct Challenges• Emphasis on reducing environmental footprint coincides with other

market place challenges:– Highly carbon intensive (per unit gross output) compared to other industrial

sectors;– Energy costs are already 40% of overall operating costs;– Emergence of offshore competitors – cement is a highly homogenous,

substitutable product. – Planned expansions at several US facilities – our main export market– Slow down in US economy – our important export market.– Policy barriers limit access to alternative energy sources.

• If we don’t get the climate policy framework right, cement production will merely locate offshore, without benefit to the global environment.

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Our Concerns are Substantiated by GHG Leaders• California: AB 32 – Air Resources Board Interim Report

– Leakage has been a key consideration in cement sector strategy. – “If GHG requirements were applied to California cement manufacturing facilities only, their

costs would rise relative to imports, and imports could displace California productivity … resulting in a net worldwide increase in GHG emissions.”

• Gov of Australia: Green Paper (Ch. 9 – Treatment of Energy-Intensive / Trade-Exposed Sectors)

– “Compared to the rest of the economy…cement stands out as extremely emissions-intensive and trade exposed.”

– To reduce the risk of production and carbon leakage to less regulated jurisdictions, Australia is proposing that, initially, gratis allowances be issued to the cement manufacturing industry at sufficient levels to cover 90% of the sector’s baseline emissions.

• EU Environment Commission: Allocation Issues for Post 2012 EU ETS– Considering how to safe guard competitiveness of energy-intensive and trade exposed

industries, against rivals based in less regulated areas.– Primary aluminum, hot rolled steel, and clinker are named as the industries that would be

strongly affected by such competition.– These sectors “would therefore be amongst those likely to benefit from partial to totally free

allocations."

CAC Response to WCI Scoping Issues• Irreducible chemical process emissions should not be included in the scope

of the cap and trade system.

– 61% of cement GHG emissions are irreducible, chemically necessary emissions from raw materials (CaCO3+heat = CaO + CO2) and occur wherever cement is manufactured.

– Including process emissions puts the competitiveness of the sector at risk and does nothing to reduce global GHG emissions – they will simply be transferred to other jurisdictions.

– Process emissions should be ‘scoped in’ only when all competing jurisdictions also regulate their cement sectors, or when proven and cost effective technologies are available to the industry.

• Assigning a zero reduction target, and issuing gratis allowances for all process emissions would be an acceptable means of achieving the same objective.

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CAC Response to WCI Allocation Issues• CAC urges the WCI Partners to develop a ‘uniform approach’ to all

allocation issues respecting the cement sector: Baseline and Cap determined on the basis of a uniform cement GHG

performance standard across all cement facilities within WCI. Uniform approach to auction requirements for cement sector.

• Cement manufacturers must receive sufficient allowances, free of charge, to cover all irreducible calcination process emissions, in all WCI jurisdictions.

• Combustion emission targets must be established by considering the competitive position of the industry versus non-WCI producers (on-shore and off-shore).

• WCI partners must develop a process for engaging the cement sector on these critical issues.

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CAC Response to WCI Reporting Issues• Support for using the Climate Registry (Appendix E4) ’plant specific’ clinker

methodology as the basis for estimating and reporting cement sector GHG emissions. Highly consistent with existing industry reporting standards (WBCSD Cement CO2 Protocol).

• Consistent and harmonized approach to reporting requirements is neccessary across: Cement sector in all WCI jurisdictions. WCI Canadian Partners and Government of Canada.

• Reporting and verification costs must be minimized.

• Data compilation and reporting out by WCI must occur in a timely manner.

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Next Steps?• CAC is interested in better understanding:

– WCI process that will be used to set Partner budgets in the first phase (2012-2015) of the program;

– WCI process that will guide decisions on facility caps;

– CAC encourages WCI partners to engage the cement sector as one, in an effective and efficient process.

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