Carbon capture must become cheaper and easier to implement. This is one of the key messages by Dr. Kristina Fleiger of the German VDZ in an award-winning presentation at the Global CemCCUS conference in Hamburg in Germany this month. In her presentation she highlighted the technical challenges cement plants face, when implementing CCUS technologies and she presented practical approaches to overcoming them (Figure). A key focus is the interface between the cement plant and the carbon capture unit. Very important is: Cement plant operators must do their homework first: Reducing CO₂ emissions at the source and preparing plant operations for future carbon capture integration.