Technologies and Policies to Decarbonize Global Industry

The comprehensive paper “Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070” is a recommended read and resource for members of the PLM Green Global Alliance.

One of the most surprising findings from the paper was how a few industries like iron, steel and cement making are responsible for so much of the industrial sector’s GHG emissions. The paper, first printed in the journal Applied Energy, is available for downloading directly at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261920303603.

Global CO2 Emissions from Aviation

This Our World In Data article on Climate Change and Flying reports that global aviation, before the pandemic, was responsible for only 2.5% of CO2 emissions.

At first appearance that seems like a small number that may not justify all the investments in new technologies, or in reduction of travel, to have much of an impact in arresting climate change. But the challenge with decarbonizing the global economy is that most sources of GHG by industry are in the single digits!

So we have to make progress in each and every sector; no small change is too small as they will all add up.

Learn more at https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-aviation.