The federal government is providing $66.5 million in funding to help reduce emissions from cement and concrete production. Through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), Ottawa is awarding $49 million to Heidelberg Materials for a carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) system at its Edmonton cement plant, which aims to sequester one megatonne of CO₂ annually by 2026.
Giatec Scientific, an Ottawa-based firm, will receive $17.5 million to develop software that optimizes concrete production, cutting waste and emissions. This initiative supports Canada’s goal of net-zero emissions in the concrete industry by 2050.
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