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The U.S. should support the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

January 30, 2023 by Joseph Majkut

The U.S. should get behind Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), says Joseph Majkut at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Under the EU’s newest agreement, anyone importing CBAM-listed goods into Europe will have to report the emissions associated with their products starting in October, and ultimately face tariffs if those emissions exceed those of the equivalent products made in the EU. The current list is iron and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry Tagged With: aluminium, Brazil, BRIC, CBAM, cement, China, electricity, emissions, EU, fertiliser, hydrogen, imports, India, iron, Russia, steel, tariffs, trade, US, WTO

Concrete: 8% of global emissions and rising. Which innovations can achieve net zero by 2050?

January 24, 2023 by Ben Skinner and Radhika Lalit

Concrete manufacture is responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions, with the ingredient “clinker” accounting for most of it. Global demand for cement (which hardens into concrete) is expected to increase 48% from 4.2bn to 6.2bn tons by 2050, mainly driven by developing nations. China used more concrete between 2011 and 2013 than the United States did in the entire 20th century. Ben Skinner and Radhika Lalit at RMI look at the materials and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry Tagged With: Africa, cement, China, clinker, concrete, ECOPlanet, emissions, FreedomTower, India, LC3, Portland, SCMs, ShanghaiTower

EU ETS and CBAM: what the big update to emissions trading rules means for Europe’s key sectors

January 16, 2023 by Simon Göss

The EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme is a vital part of the region’s decarbonisation plans. Simon Göss at carboneer digs into the new rules coming in for the existing EU ETS, and the implementation of the new carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Right now, the existing EU ETS covers around 40% of the EU’s emissions (energy sector, industrial installations and aviation). Its scope is being extended to include maritime transport. On top of that, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry, Policies Tagged With: aluminium, aviation, CBAM, cement, chemicals, electricity, emissions, Energy, ETS, EU, EUA, EUETS, fertilisers, hydrogen, industry, iron, maritime, polymers, steel, transport

Electrochemical CO2 removal: efficient, cheaper, first industrial client

October 5, 2022 by Leda Zimmerman

Leda Zimmerman at MIT describes a method of removing CO2 electrochemically, now being taken forward by MIT spin-off company Verdox. Electrodes are coated with polyanthraquinone. When it is charged, CO2 sticks to it. When it’s time to store it away, the charge is reversed and the gas is expelled as a pure stream of CO2. The technology works in a wide range of CO2 concentrations, from the 20% or higher found in cement and steel industry exhaust … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon Capture, Energy Tagged With: aluminium, CCS, CCUS, CDR, cement, CO2, electrochemical, emissions, hydro, NorskHydro, polyanthraquinone, steel, Verdox

New U.S. ‘Buy Clean’ plan earmarks billions for low-carbon cement, steel and other building materials

September 27, 2022 by Victor Olgyay, Anish Tilak and Connor Usry

New guidance from the U.S. federal government, combined with historic Inflation Reduction Act investments, could turbocharge markets for low-carbon cement, steel, and other building materials. Victor Olgyay, Anish Tilak and Connor Usry at Rocky Mountain Institute explain how the new “Buy Clean” recommendations will mean the procurement of green building materials for federal building and transportation projects. That will lead to a boost in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buildings, Energy Tagged With: asphalt, buildings, cement, decarbonisation, emissions, funding, ghg, glass, pollution, steel, US

Carbon Capture is a risky decarbonisation pathway: 13 flagship projects reviewed

September 19, 2022 by Bruce Robertson

The debate around the effectiveness of carbon capture (you can register now for our CCUS session on Wednesday at 10.45 - Editor) has led to polarising views. Although the first implementations began 50 years ago, serious efforts to capture large volumes cost-effectively are in their infancy and unproven at scale. Is it, given time and support, a solution to excess emissions worldwide? Or is it a distraction that will allow fossils to be used yet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon Capture, Energy Tagged With: CCS, CCUS, CDR, cement, coal, emissions, EOR, gas, oil, Scope3

Event summary: “Unlocking the potential of Bioenergy”

March 21, 2022 by Sara Stefanini

Sara Stefanini provides a written summary of our panel discussion held on Thursday March 17th 2022. It’s a full summary of the 90 minute discussion (including audience questions), but it begins conveniently with a summary of the highlights (potential for bioenergy, hard-to-abate sectors, sustainability, policy needs). Those highlights include the need to scale bioenergy up from around 50 EJ today to 150 EJ by 2050; the importance of carbon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biofuels, Energy, Events, Videos Tagged With: aviation, BECCS, bioenergy, biofuels, biomass, CCS, CCUS, cement, chemicals, FitFor55, forestry, GreenDeal, infrastructure, policies, REDII, SAF, steel, sustainability, transport

Aviation, Steel, Shipping CEOs ask COP26 to back their decarbonisation pathways

October 21, 2021 by John Matson

The seven “hardest to abate” industries together account for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. They are aviation, steel, shipping, cement, aluminium, trucking and chemicals. John Matson at RMI explains how a growing number of sector-leading corporates in aviation, steel and shipping are now openly backing net-zero pathways. He quotes CEOs and top executives (ArcelorMittal, United Airlines, Trafigura) on what they say they are determined to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry Tagged With: Airbus, aluminium, ArcelorMittal, aviation, CarbonBorderAdjustment, CarbonPrice, cement, chemicals, COP26, decarbonisation, Delta, electrification, emissions, fuels, investment, KLM, Maersk, shipping, steel, Trafigura, trucking, United Airlines, VirginAtlantic

CBAM needs universal adoption of methods for measuring carbon intensity

August 31, 2021 by Dolf Gielen, Massamba Thioye and Francisco Boshell

Europe needs to account for the emissions of imported goods. That cannot happen without the international agreement on standards and certification systems for the carbon intensity of all steps in the value chain for all relevant products. Dolf Gielen and Francisco Boshell at IRENA and Massamba Thioye at the UNFCCC explain that several such systems exist around the world, but they need to be harmonised and widely adopted to truly reflect what is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry, Policies Tagged With: aluminium, CBAM, cement, certification, chemicals, EC, emissions, EU, industry, iron, petrochemicals, PPAs, standards, steel

EU “Fit for 55”: how it impacts the EU ETS to accelerate emissions reductions

August 30, 2021 by Christoph Kellermann, Lun Zhou and Simon Göss

Christoph Kellermann, Lun Zhou and Simon Göss at Energy Brainpool explain how the EU’s new “Fit for 55” proposals, released in July, will impact the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), hailed as one of the most effective ways of reducing emissions. The authors cover the changes to the existing ETS, the planned new ETS for road transport and buildings, the controversial Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and the new CO2 standards for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: aviation, buildings, CBAM, cement, EU, EUETS, EVs, FitFor55, grids, industry, maritime, steel, transport

Cement: replacing limestone with volcanic rock could slash energy use, and emissions by two-thirds

June 30, 2021 by Josie Garthwaite

Cement production accounts for 8% of global emissions, and it will rise as nations get richer and build more. It’s mainly because of the energy needed for the high heat process, and the carbon released from the limestone used. It’s one of the leading hard-to-abate sectors, and coming up with an alternative process and cement recipe is firmly on the industry’s agenda. Josie Garthwaite at Stanford University summarises a study that aims to replace … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry Tagged With: cement, emissions, industry, innovation, limestone, nanoscale, temperature, volcanic

EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism lacks the detail to drive industry’s relocation near clean energy

June 15, 2021 by Dolf Gielen, Paul Durrant, Barbara Jinks and Francisco Boshell

High emissions industries should be relocated to where the cheap clean energy is. So long as the shipping costs (in terms of price and emissions) aren’t prohibitively high, those locations can be anywhere in the world. To get the calculations right, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (accounting for the emissions of imported goods) must be harmonised internationally. They must also – crucially – count all relevant emissions. But the EU’s draft … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry, Renewables Tagged With: aluminium, ammonia, CarbonPrice, CBAM, cement, emissions, EU, hydrogen, industry, iron, methane, relocation, steel

EU-India cooperation: how to tap the large potential for climate action

May 14, 2021 by Ritu Ahuja, Alexandra Deprez, Abhishek Kaushik, Mekhala Sastry and Lola Vallejo

India is the world’s fifth largest economy, the second most populous, and over the next few decades is expected to see energy demand grow more than any other country. Ritu Ahuja and Mekhala Sastry at TERI, Abhishek Kaushik at the Centre for Global Environment Research, and Alexandra Deprez and Lola Vallejo at IDDRI look at India’s challenges and which areas show the most potential for partnership with the EU. They focus on five themes: energy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: adaptation, CCUS, cement, coal, efficiency, electrification, EU, finance, hydrogen, India, industry, just transition, rail, resilience, solar, steel, Taxonomy, transport

Biden’s Leaders Summit: turning climate commitments into solutions

May 10, 2021 by Dolf Gielen, Ricardo Gorini and Gayathri Prakash

President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate last month helped focus minds on making firm commitments to reducing global emissions. As we all know, targets are one thing, credible and realistic solutions are another. To understand the challenge better, Dolf Gielen, Ricardo Gorini and Gayathri Prakash at IRENA break down into themes those areas that need much more effort and, if dealt with successfully, can get us to net zero by 2050: structural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: BECCS, Biden, buildings, CCS, cement, efficiency, electrification, emissions, hydrogen, industry, infrastructure, jobs, recycling, renewables, transport

Industrial Clusters: the logic of co-location now has a new driver, net-zero emissions

February 24, 2021 by Louise Anderson and Melissa Stark

Industrial clusters locate plants and factories in one area to share resources, problems and solutions. They already have a long history of collaboration. But the logic of co-location now has a new driver: net-zero emissions. The sectors can range from heavy industry (e.g. steel and cement) to light (food, paper, etc.) The challenge is to make the most of new clean technologies and processes, and at the same time maintain or increase … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Industry Tagged With: cement, China, Food, industry, jobs, Netherlands, paper, steel, UK

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