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

Rissman, Jeffrey; Bataille, Chris; Masanet, Eric; Aden, Nate; Morrow, William R.; Zhou, Nan; Elliott, Neal; Dell, Rebecca; Heeren, Niko; Huckestein, Brigitta; Cresko, Joe; Miller, Sabbie A.; Roy, Joyashree; Fennell, Paul; Cremmins, Betty; Koch Blank, Thomas; Hone, David; Williams, Ellen D.; de la Rue du Can, Stephane; Sisson, Bill; Williams, Mike; Katzenberger, John; Burtraw, Dallas; Sethi, Girish; Ping, He; Danielson, David; Lu, Hongyou; Lorber, Tom; Dinkel, Jens; Helseth, Jonas

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114848

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

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Applied Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114848· OSTI ID:1635189

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Energy Innovation LLC, San Francisco, CA (United States)
Inst. du Developpement Durable et des Relations Internationales (IDDRI), Paris (France); Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC (Canada)
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
World Resources Inst., Washington, DC (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, DC (United States)
ClimateWorks Foundation, San Francisco, CA (United States)
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
BASF, Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Germany)
USDOE Advanced Manufacturing Office, Washington, DC (United States)
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Asian Inst. of Technology, Pathum Thani (Thailand)
Imperial College, London (United Kingdom)
CDP North America, Inc., New York, NY (United States)
Rocky Mountain Inst., Basalt, CO (United States)
Shell International Ltd., London (UK)
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
WBCSD North America, New York, NY (United States)
BlueGreen Alliance, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Aspen Global Change Institute, Basalt, CO (United States)
Resources for the Future, Washington, DC (United States)
The Energy and Resources Inst., New Delhi (India)
Energy Foundation China, Beijing (China)
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Children's Investment Fund Foundation, London (UK)
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Munich (Germany)
Bellona Foundation, Oslo (Norway)

Fully decarbonizing global industry is essential to achieving climate stabilization, and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050–2070 is necessary to limit global warming to 2 °C. This paper assembles and evaluates technical and policy interventions, both on the supply side and on the demand side. It identifies measures that, employed together, can achieve net zero industrial emissions in the required timeframe. Key supply-side technologies include energy efficiency (especially at the system level), carbon capture, electrification, and zero-carbon hydrogen as a heat source and chemical feedstock. There are also promising technologies specific to each of the three top-emitting industries: cement, iron & steel, and chemicals & plastics. These include cement admixtures and alternative chemistries, several technological routes for zero-carbon steelmaking, and novel chemical catalysts and separation technologies. Crucial demand-side approaches include material-efficient design, reductions in material waste, substituting low-carbon for high-carbon materials, and circular economy interventions (such as improving product longevity, reusability, ease of refurbishment, and recyclability). Strategic, well-designed policy can accelerate innovation and provide incentives for technology deployment. High-value policies include carbon pricing with border adjustments or other price signals; robust government support for research, development, and deployment; and energy efficiency or emissions standards. These core policies should be supported by labeling and government procurement of low-carbon products, data collection and disclosure requirements, and recycling incentives. In implementing these policies, care must be taken to ensure a just transition for displaced workers and affected communities. Similarly, decarbonization must complement the human and economic development of low- and middle-income countries.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1635189

Journal Information:: Applied Energy, Journal Name: Applied Energy Journal Issue: C Vol. 266; ISSN 0306-2619

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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