"Zero-Carbon Industry provides a detailed roadmap to understanding emissions from the global industry sector, the technologies that can cost-effectively decarbonize industry, and the policy framework and research directions that can commercialize these technologies and deliver them at scale. The book illustrates the scope of the challenge, then dives into the top-emitting industries: iron & steel, chemicals & plastics, and cement. Decarbonization policy and technology expert Jeffrey Risman discusses new and upcoming technologies, including electrification of industrial processes, the use of zero-carbon hydrogen for energy, carbon capture, material efficiency (such as lightweighting and 3D printing), and innovative low-carbon materials. The book closes with a look at how the right policies can ensure the transition to zero-carbon industry affords a viable development pathway for developing countries, and how to ensure equity for labor and disadvantaged communities that may be impacted by the transition. Zero Carbon Industry is the definitive guide to decarbonizing the vast and important-yet often overlooked-global industrial sector"
What is zero-carbon industry? -- Part I: the largest greenhouse gas-emitting industries -- Iron and steel -- Chemicals -- Cement and concrete -- Part II: technologies -- Energy efficiency -- Material efficiency, material substitution, and circular economy -- Electrification -- Hydrogen and other renewable fuels -- Carbon capture and use or storage -- Part III: policies -- Carbon pricing and other financial policies -- Standards and green public procurement -- R&D, disclosure, labeling, and circular economy policies -- Equity and human development -- A roadmap to clean industry..
