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Senegal: A national plan to decarbonize the cement and concrete industry

LE BRIEF • 2026-10-27

Launched on October 26 in Dakar, the roadmap aims to combine industrial growth with lower emissions. Process transformation could avoid 3.5 million tonnes of CO₂ by 2050, according to projections presented by the authorities.

THE BRIEF — Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Edition By the editorial staff of THE BRIEF Country: Senegal Source Publication: October 26, 2026 Event: Launch of the roadmap in Dakar on October 26, 2026. Launch of the roadmap: supplied photograph, with the credits of the Senegalese Press Agency preserved on the visual. Senegal is initiating a new phase in its industrial transition. The Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition launched a national roadmap on Monday, October 26, 2026, in Dakar to reduce the carbon footprint of the cement and concrete industry. The ambition is to modernize a sector that is essential for construction and infrastructure, yet particularly energy-intensive. The mechanism is designed to identify technologies, process evolutions, and regulatory measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It thus places the transformation of industrial tools at the heart of climate policy, without separating the country's development needs from environmental requirements. An emissions trajectory to bend According to figures presented during the launch, the cement industry emitted 5.9 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2024. Without corrective measures, its emissions could reach 13 million tonnes per year by 2050. Urbanization, housing construction, and major infrastructure are fueling a growing demand for materials. Madeleine Diouf Sarr, head of the Directorate of Climat...