| CLD | Causal Loop Diagram |
| CSI | Cement Sustainability Initiative |
| GHGs | Greenhouse Gases |
| Gt | Gigaton |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| OPC | Ordinary portland cement concrete |
| SCMs | Supplementary Cementitious Materials |
| SD | System Dynamics |
| UHPC | Ultrahigh Performance Concrete |
| UN | United Nations |
| WBCSD | World Business Council for Sustainable Development |