Brazil: Research and industrial innovation company Embrapii and international cooperation agency GIZ are launching a call in Brazil for projects related to CO₂ emission reductions in the cement and steel industrial chains, to receive a share of US$14.5m in new funding. The funding comes from the German government’s International Climate Initiative, as well as Embrapii itself, along with contributions from other companies.
According to Embrapii, which cites data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the steel and cement sectors together account for 14% of global direct CO₂ emissions associated with energy and industrial processes. The objective of the initiative is to support the development, validation and demonstration at an industrial scale of low-carbon technologies for the steel and cement chains. Both companies will host a joint webinar on 18 November 2026 to address questions from interested companies.
