CEMEX, one of the signatories of the UNFCCC's campaign shares what the company achieved by signing up.
The Race To Zero campaign was launched by the UN on June 5th 2021 to build momentum around the shift to a decarbonised economy ahead of COP26. The aim is to get the ‘real economy’ actors including businesses, cities, regions, and investors to join 120 countries in the Climate Ambition Alliance, to create the largest ever alliance committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.
To mark the two year anniversary and encourage businesses to sign up, CEMEX shares their story.
Why did you sign up to R2Z?
Climate action is the biggest challenge of our time. The magnitude of the Net Zero task is clear to the world following COP26, the most significant climate talks since the 2015 Paris Agreement. Now, more than ever, attention is being paid to climate change and the impact of different industries on carbon emissions.
We joined the United Nations’ “Race to Zero” campaign, and in November 2021 we became a foundi