Alana joined GPI in 2024 as a program associate on the Carbon Management team, specifically supporting the Industrial Innovation Initiative, where she helps to advance industrial decarbonization through GPI’s consensus-building approach. Alana previously worked as an account executive at Jamf, where she helped current K-12 education customers improve and scale the management and security of their Apple device deployments. Alana has spent most of her professional years working with Minnesota nonprofits, including two years as an AmeriCorps member with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. She holds a bachelor’s degree in community environmental studies from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Sector: Cement and Concrete
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Cement and Concrete 101
Concrete is the world’s most-used human made material, and cement–the key ingredient in concrete–makes up 7 to 8 percent of carbon emissions globally. This factsheet, created by I3, provides information to better understand the emissions sources, production process, and opportunities for decarbonization in this important sector for the world’s built environment.