This WCA CEO Member Forum, hosted by the WCA Technology & Sustainability Steering Committee, was on the topic of "The DECASS Tool."

The 2^nd  Annual Decarb Connect EU event convenes in-person this time, in Amsterdam, from 21 to 23 June, to examine how policy, capital and engineering leadership can come together to drive decarbonisation across Europe. Join sustainability, energy transition and decarbonisation executives from across Europe to hear first-hand industrial perspectives, case studies and project updates from within the region.

The second WCA Virtual Member Forum as part of the close of Phase I of the WCA PEGASUS project will be on the topic of Reducing Power Consumption by Lowering Pressure Drop. 

The Decarb Connect Festival is a global summit that champions the strategies capable of fast tracking decarbonisation in the toughest-to-abate sectors. There's never been a need greater for cross-industry collaboration and knowledge-sharing to enable the unilateral and speedy transition to a low carbon world. If you are responsible for defining industrial net zero strategy, or for implementing it, this is your cohort.

The WCA 2021 General Assembly will take place in a fully virtual format online, open to all WCA members, including the election of Directors, reports on activities, member services and committees, and the outlook for 2022. 

WCA's 2021 Annual Conference took place fully virtually to account for ongoing COVID-19 restrictions across the world. The event theme was "Accelerating the Cement & Concrete Industry's Path to Net Zero", held over two days and divided into thematic blocks, covering topics including the decade of action, CCUS and hydrogen, digitalisation and AI, green finance, as well as broader sustainability themes including water and biodiversity.

The 2nd UK CCUS Hydrogen Decarbonisation Summit focussed on how to determine strategies for greater decarbonisation of the energy intensive and enhance collaboration and innovation between 300+ government officials, regulators, key industry stake holders, leading academia and service companies. Ian Riley Chaired a panel entitled "Putting the U in CCUS".

Decarb Connect North America championed the strategies & solutions that can fast track decarbonisation in the toughest-to-abate sectors, with industrials, investors, technologists, market experts and policy influencers coming together to explore the business models and competitive models for achieving decarbonization. Ian Riley, WCA CEO participated in a panel discussion on emerging business models and strategies to ensure that industry can decarbonise, whilst remaining competitive.