Advance Market Commitment Policy Brief

The document argues that advance market commitments (AMCs) can catalyze the market for low-carbon concrete by aggregating public demand and unlocking private capital for clean manufacturing. It highlights that the cement industry contributes nearly 7% of global CO2 emissions and that in the US, infrastructure accounts for 46% of domestic concrete demand, making public procurement a critical lever for decarbonization.

• The cement industry is a major contributor to global warming, representing nearly 7 percent of all human-caused carbon dioxide emissions globally.
• In the United States, public infrastructure projects drive a significant portion of concrete demand, accounting for 46 percent of the domestic requirement for concrete materials.
• Advance market commitments (AMCs) function by aggregating demand to enable private sector investment in clean manufacturing processes, with significant potential for application at the state and city levels of public procurement.

APA

RMI (2025). Advance Market Commitment Policy Brief. https://rmi.org/resources/advance-market-commitment-policy-brief/

Chicago

RMI. Advance Market Commitment Policy Brief. 2025. https://rmi.org/resources/advance-market-commitment-policy-brief/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2025advance, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Advance Market Commitment Policy Brief}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/advance-market-commitment-policy-brief/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }