Aluminium First Movers Coalition – Aluminium commitment
Summary
The First Movers Coalition establishes a commitment for members to ensure at least 10% of their primary aluminium is low-carbon by 2030, defined as emitting less than 3 tonnes of CO2 per tonne produced. Members may also optionally commit to sourcing 50% of their total aluminium from secondary (recycled) sources by 2030.
Key insights
- Members of the First Movers Coalition commit to ensuring that at least 10% by volume of all primary aluminium procured annually is low-carbon by 2030. To qualify as low-carbon, the primary aluminium must be produced using breakthrough technologies and emit less than 3 tonnes of CO2 per tonne produced, accounting for all cradle-to-gate emissions including mining, refining, anode production, electrolysis, casting, electricity, thermal energy, transport, and ancillary materials.
- An optional commitment is available for members to ensure that at least 50% of all aluminium procured per year is sourced from secondary (recycled) aluminium by 2030, which can be derived from either post-consumer or pre-consumer scrap.
- The achievement of these goals is linked to the deployment of advanced green technologies, including green H2, mechanical vapor recompression (MVR), inert anodes, and carbon capture use and storage (CCUS). These commitments are contingent upon the availability of technology supply and the acknowledgement that such technologies may incur a premium cost.
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- APA
- World Economic Forum (n.d.). Aluminium First Movers Coalition – Aluminium commitment. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_First_Movers_Coalition_Aluminium_Commitment_2022.pdf
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- World Economic Forum. Aluminium First Movers Coalition – Aluminium commitment. n.d. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_First_Movers_Coalition_Aluminium_Commitment_2022.pdf.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=World Economic Forum |title=Aluminium First Movers Coalition – Aluminium commitment |url=https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_First_Movers_Coalition_Aluminium_Commitment_2022.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{worldeconomicforumndaluminium, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Aluminium First Movers Coalition – Aluminium commitment}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, url = {https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_First_Movers_Coalition_Aluminium_Commitment_2022.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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