202425 · Countries such as China are facing a bottleneck in their paths to carbon neutrality: abating emissions in heavy industries and heavy-duty transport. There are few
2022103 · Among these so-called "hard-to-abate" (HTA) sectors are major industries that rely on fossil fuels, either for high-temperature energy or for chemical feedstocks.
20221110 · These so-called hard-to-abate industries form a large part of our global emissions and reducing them is the key to a greener future. Hard-to-abate industries include categories like steel, cement, and petrochemicals. Each uses carbon as an integral part of their process, and altogether this sector accounts for about 30% of the world''s
2020722 · Decarbonizing the so-called "hard-to-abate" sectors is considered more technically challenging than others such as energy or transportation because they entail
The report explores in detail the decarbonisation status, pathways and progress of five hard-to-abate sectors; highlights cross-cutting issues, challenges and solutions; and provides
2021913 · The term ''hard-to-abate sector'' refers to any sector for which the transition [to net zero] is not nearly so straightforward, because they either lack the technology or its cost remains prohibitive. Sectors can be hard to abate for many different reasons. For instance, many heavy industries, such as the steel, cement, and aluminium sectors
20211015 · Global emissions from the industrial sector (i.e., cement, chemicals, iron and steel) rose from 6.91 GtCO 2 in 1990 to 11.1 GtCO 2 in 2014, with the increases in emissions in China making up approximately 84% of the global increase in industrial CO 2 emissions. Fig. 1 shows the industrial emissions in major regions from 1990 to 2015,
3 · The report Mission Possible: Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate sectors by mid-century outlines the possible routes to fully decarbonize cement, steel, plastics, trucking, shipping and aviation
202185 · Leading report author, Dr Katherine Collett, says, ''Mitigating climate change demands more than a shift to renewable electricity generation; investment in harder-to-abate sectors is already required.To reach Net Zero, intersections between plastics, proteins and plants, three seemingly unconnected systems, may hold the key.
20231128 · World Economic Forum Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2023 report takes stock of progress towards net-zero emissions for eight industries, which emit 40% of global greenhouse gas.; Global funding and stronger policy incentives are needed to scale clean power, clean hydrogen and carbon capture around industrial clusters.; Building on the
2024618 · Facing technical and business model barriers to reducing emissions, harder-to-abate industries must embrace collective ecosystem approaches like low
2022929 · Results show that a widespread application of clean hydrogen in HTA sectors can help China achieve carbon neutrality cost-effectively compared to a scenario without clean hydrogen production and use. Clean hydrogen can save $1.72 trillion in investment costs and avoid a 0.13% loss in the aggregate GDP (2020-2060) compared
Learn how we can decarbonize harder-to-abate sectors by the middle of this century Mission possible: Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate sectors Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from heavy industry and heavy-duty transport sectors is technically and financially possible by mid-century –2050 in developed countries and
2023111 · By bringing together the field of hard-to-abate sectors with the field of international climate finance, this paper identifies a large array of research gaps, which if
3 · In turn, these hard-to-abate sectors are some of the largest CO2 emitters globally, with complete decarbonisation remaining challenging. High costs, insufficient renewable energy supplies and vested interests in the status quo contribute to the conundrum. COP26 and the Other Harder-to-Abate Sectors. The hard-to-abate industrial sectors,
20181120 · The report Mission Possible: Reaching net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate sectors by mid-century outlines the possible routes to fully decarbonize cement, steel, plastics, trucking
Fitch Ratings-London-26 July 2021: 2021719： Green Hydrogen to Benefit China''s Hard-to-Abate Sectors.,,,"",
2022929 · There are few in-depth studies of the prospective role for clean hydrogen in these ''hard-to-abate'' (HTA) sectors. Here we carry out an integrated dynamic least-cost
2022125 · The sector is seeking to decarbonize through energy efficiency, electrification, and managing fugitive methane emissions. At the same time, it faces significant demand shifts from potential shifts in the
5 · The harder-to-abate sectors have a vital role to play in meeting the Paris Agreement targets. We can achieve zero-emissions in these industries - but has COVID-19 thrown a spanner in the works, or opened