How　energy　saving　and　emission　reduction　measures　influence　the　interrelationship　between　carbon　emissions　and　environmental　sustainability　of　cement　industry　is　not　very　clear,　and　this　could　lead　to　trade-off.　This　study　investigates　effects　of　three　representative　energy　saving　and　emission　reduction　measures　(steam　Rankine　cycle　power　generation　(SRC),　organic　Rankine　cycle　power　generation　(ORC)　and　carbon　capture　and　utilization　(CCU))　on　environmental　performance　of　cement　production　using　an　improved　emergy　analysis　and　carbon　emissions　amounting.　The　proposed　approach　can　investigate　resource　efficiency　and　emissions＇　impact　as　well　as　carbon　footprint　of　a　system　in　study　simultaneously.　A　cement　enterprise,　in　Jilin　Province　in　China,　as　a　case,　is　explored　using　the　proposed　combined　approach　based　on　scenario　analysis.　The　results　illustrate　that　combination　of　SRC　+　ORC　can　promote　environmental　sustainability　of　cement　production　and　carbon　emission　reduction　by　4.61　%　and　4.28　%　respectively,　mainly　derived　from　SRC　application　(by　4.06　%　and　3.81　%),　(2)　CCU　can　promote　carbon　emission　reduction　by　3.97　%　but　weaken　the　environmental　sustainability　by　2.10　%　due　to　enhancing　share　of　purchased　nonrenewable　electricity,　and　(3)　combination　of　SRC　+　ORC　+　CCU　can　promote　the　environmental　sustainability　(by　2.43　%)　and　carbon　emission　reduction　by　8.25　%.　In　addition,　due　to　strong　dependence　on　nonrenewable　resources,　combination　of　SRC　+　ORC　+　CCU　is　still　limited　in　improvement　of　environmental　performance　of　the　industry.　In　the　future,　China＇s　cement　industry　should　further　enhance　environmental　performance　of　CCU　and　efficiency　of　ORC,　as　well　as　improve　the　resource　structure　of　this　industry.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd