Cement and concrete are decarbonising faster than the UK economy, cutting CO 2 emissions by 63% versus 1990 levels. This decarbonisation provides huge opportunity to provide essential low carbon materials for the government’s growth mission. UK CO 2 emissions from concrete and cement equated to 6.6 million t in 2023, a 21% reduction compared to 2018. The UK is effectively offshoring its emissions, as emissions associated with imported goods consumed here are not recorded in UK territorial CO 2 data. A net negative concrete and cement industry by 2050 is achieved by removing emissions from the manufacturing process and then accounting for the natural, in-use properties of concrete.