7/23/2023 0 Comments Advancesteel![]() ![]() The cement industry alone is responsible for almost 7% of the world’s emissions. Solutions must be implemented without delay” she added.Īction needed in hard-to-abate yet key economic sectorsĬement, iron and steel, and chemicals and petrochemicals industries (accounting for 27%, 25%, and 14%, respectively, of industrial CO2 emissions) are the foundation of modern economies, and are the starting point of many industrial value chains, providing both raw and processed materials.Ĭement is the second-most-consumed product globally after potable water. Adopting circular economy approaches to help reduce needs for new materials will be crucial in this respect. “There are pathways for these energy-intensive industries to transition to a carbon-neutral economy while maintaining or even improving their global competitiveness. ![]() Their emissions are high, so they must play a pivotal role in the low-carbon post-Covid recovery”, said UNECE Executive Secretary Olga Algayerova. “Cement, iron and steel, and chemicals and petrochemicals industries are the backbones of modern economies. The brief, focusing on the Pan-European, North American, and Arab regions – prepared by UN Regional Commissions UNECE and ESCWA – identifies key practical measures that should be turned into action. ![]() A new technology brief presented today at COP27 singles out the cement, iron and steel, and chemicals and petrochemicals industries as the most significant industrial CO2 emitters. The United Nations has warned the world will fall short on the 1.5-degree C average increase in temperatures target without rapid and large-scale action to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from the energy intensive industries, which account for about 25% of total CO2 emissions globally and 66% of those of the industrial sector.
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