Industrial Decarbonization

Industry accounts for more than 25 percent of U.S. energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A familiar but little-used technology could help.

The climate crisis requires mass collaboration, and to-date, woody biomass is the only renewable, reliable, dispatchable combined heat and power (CHP) solution available.

The Steel Climate-Aligned Finance Working Group, comprising ING, Societe Generale, Citi, Standard Chartered and UniCredit, has been convening since May 2021.

They can be swapped out without end-users needing to make substantial changes to their processes or equipment. 

To decarbonize sectors such as steel and long-distance transport, we need to take partial steps in the short term, such as increased efficiency, reduced demand and greater circularity, while also investing in new technology and infrastructure for the long term.

Two new international agreements are taking aim at one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize.

The First Movers Coalition launched at COP26 seeks to create demand for low-carbon approaches to steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, shipping, aviation and trucking.

Chief communications officer Lucy Rodriguez discusses critical issues for the construction industry, materiality assessments and science-based targets.

The names behind the new plans indicate a new level of ambition in aviation, shipping and shipping.

German car giant aims to ensure all its passenger vehicles are 'carbon neutral' across its value chain by 2039.