Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070

The document argues that fully decarbonizing global industry is essential for limiting global warming to 2°C, noting that 33% of global anthropogenic emissions in 2014 came from industry. It identifies a small number of industries as the primary sources of these emissions and proposes a blueprint involving energy efficiency, carbon capture, electrification, and zero-carbon hydrogen, supported by policies that ensure a just transition and economic development for low- and middle-income countries.

• Industry accounted for 33% of global anthropogenic emissions in 2014, with direct industrial emissions increasing by 65% between 1990 and 2014.
• Because over 90% of industrial emissions originate from approximately twelve industries, significant emissions reductions can be achieved through a limited set of process and product improvements.
• The primary technologies identified to reach net zero industrial emissions are zero-carbon hydrogen, electrification, carbon capture, and material and industrial energy efficiency.

APA

Marcacci, S. (2020). Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070. Energy Innovation. https://energyinnovation.org/report/technologies-and-policies-to-decarbonize-global-industry-review-and-assessment-of-mitigation-drivers-through-2070/

Chicago

Marcacci, Silvio. Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070. Energy Innovation, 2020. https://energyinnovation.org/report/technologies-and-policies-to-decarbonize-global-industry-review-and-assessment-of-mitigation-drivers-through-2070/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{marcacci2020technologies, author = {Marcacci, Silvio}, title = {{Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070}}, institution = {Energy Innovation}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://energyinnovation.org/report/technologies-and-policies-to-decarbonize-global-industry-review-and-assessment-of-mitigation-drivers-through-2070/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }