Advancing Buy Clean Policy in Canada - Ali Hasanbeigi, Dinah Shi, Navdeep Bhadbhade

A vast majority of cement and concrete consumed in the Canadian economy is supplied domestically, resulting in cement and concrete being the least imported construction material of interest in terms of the absolute value of imports, amounting to only 6% of total cement and concrete consumed in Canada in 2018 (CA$ 1 billion). [...] The Potential Impact of Buy Clean on Cement Emissions Using the annual CO emissions associated with cement consumed in Canada from the 2 previous chapter and the targets set in Table 5, we estimated the annual CO emissions 2 reduction potential resulting from Buy Clean for cement in Canada and selected provinces in 2019 (Figure 19-23). [...] The Potential Impact of Buy Clean Steel Using the annual CO emissions associated with steel used in Canada presented in the 2 previous chapter and the targets set in Table 6, we estimated the annual CO emissions 2 reduction potential resulting from Buy Clean for steel in Canada both at the national and provincial level in 2019 (Figure 25-29). [...] Since the amount of aluminum imported in Canada accounts for 30% of the amount of aluminum consumed in Canada, we used the weighted average CO emissions intensity of the Canadian aluminum industry and the 2 Advancing Buy Clean Policy in Canada 32 CO2 emissions reduction (kt CO2) imported aluminum as the baseline for the target setting for steel Buy Clean. [...] The Potential Impact of Buy Clean Aluminum Using the annual CO emissions associated with aluminum used in Canada and the targets 2 set in Table 7, we estimated the annual CO emissions reduction potential resulting from Buy 2 Clean for aluminum in Canada and selected provinces in 2019 (Figure 31-35).