The U.S. Department of Energy releases industrial decarbonization roadmap
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its ‘Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap’, a report identifying four key pathways to reduce industrial emissions in the domestic manufacturing sector.
The roadmap emphasizes the urgency of cutting carbon emissions and pollution from the industrial sector, and presents a staged research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) agenda for industry and government. DOE also announced a $104 million funding opportunity to advance industrial decarbonization technologies.
“America’s industrial sector is critical to our economy and daily lives, yet it currently accounts for an enormous portion of greenhouse gas emissions, and is particularly difficult to decarbonize,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “DOE’s Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap will help put the nation on the path to achieving President Biden’s agenda of a cleaner industrial sector that benefits workers and revitalizes communities, while providing a healthier environment for all Americans.”
The four pathways include energy efficiency, industrial electrification, low carbon fuels, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
In 2021, the industrial sector accounted for one third of all domestic greenhouse gas emissions, according to DOE, which added that the iron and steel; cement and concrete; food and beverage; chemical manufacturing; and petroleum refining account for over 50% of the energy-related CO2 emissions in the industrial sector.
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