In a new study, the cement industry is pressing for a swift expansion of CO2 infrastructure in Germany. Otherwise, neither the sector nor Germany can achieve their long-term climate goals. According to the study by the Verein Deutscher Zementwerke (VDZ), waste incineration plants and the cement and lime industry could capture and store (Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS) around 500 million tons of CO2 between 2028 and 2047 if pipelines for transporting the climate gas are built quickly enough. By no later than 2035, the ten major CO2 clusters of the cement and lime industry must be mostly connected to a pipeline network. If the expansion is delayed even by a few years, only half of the CO2 could be captured and stored, according to the study.