10 ways to decarbonize heavy industry

10 ways to decarbonize heavy industry

In a new report, the International Energy Agency sets out 10 recommendations to decarbonize heavy industry.

Chemicals, steel, cement and other heavy industries produce everyday things we rely on, like vehicles, buildings and surgical supplies.

But achieving net zero is hard for heavy industry, because its processes often use so much energy and heat.

The IEA says G7 economies could lead the way in decarbonizing heavy industry for the rest of the world to follow.



Heavy industry in the world’s most advanced economies can become carbon neutral – if governments implement the right policies in the next five years.

This is the conclusion of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its report Achieving Net Zero Heavy Industry Sectors in G7 Members.

The G7 is a grouping of seven of the world’s richest nations: the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and Italy, plus the European Union.

These economies can show the rest of the world how to cut emissions from heavy industry, says the IEA.













Industry is a big contributor to global carbon emissions, but faces extra challenges to become carbon neutral, the IEA says.





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