Industrial innovation and competitive manufacturing

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute outlines strategies for modernizing the United States industrial sector to maintain global competitiveness through decarbonization and technological innovation across cement, steel, chemicals, and hydrogen production.

• The industrial and manufacturing sector accounts for 17% of the U.S. GDP, and its future global competitiveness depends on reducing emissions during production to meet evolving market demands and international measures like the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
• Specific technological pathways are identified for decarbonizing heavy industry: cement can utilize blended cements, biofuels, and carbon mineralization; steel can leverage recycling and hydrogen-powered direct iron reduction; chemicals can employ electrification and waste biomass feedstocks; and hydrogen can be produced via electrolysis, natural gas with CCS, biomass gasification, or geologic sources.
• Current federal legislation, including the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the CHIPS and Science Act, is driving industrial modernization and is estimated to generate 336,000 manufacturing jobs every year for the duration of the programs.
• To further accelerate progress, the document recommends a combination of federal and state policies, including tax credits and grants to bridge the "technology valley of death," public procurement to create demand signals, and market-based mechanisms to reward efficient producers.

APA

World Resources Institute (2025). Industrial innovation and competitive manufacturing. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2025-03/industrial-innovation-competitive-manufacturing-2-pager.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Industrial innovation and competitive manufacturing. 2025. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2025-03/industrial-innovation-competitive-manufacturing-2-pager.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2025industrial, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Industrial innovation and competitive manufacturing}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2025}, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2025-03/industrial-innovation-competitive-manufacturing-2-pager.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }