Zero-Carbon Industry: Transformative Technologies and Policies to Achieve Sustainable Prosperity
$10.00(Center on Global Energy Policy Series)
Jeffrey Rissman
English | 2024 | PDF | 401 Pages
ISBNs: B0CCK5MRBJ, 0231204205, 9780231204200, 9780231555425, 978-0231204200, 978-0231555425
The power sector and transportation tend to dominate conversations
about climate change, but there’s an under-the-radar source of climate
pollution that must be addressed: industry. Globally, industrial
activity is responsible for one-third of human-caused greenhouse gas
emissions. Though industry is a major emitter, it is essential for
producing the tools we need to fight climate change—like wind turbines,
solar panels, and electric vehicles—and for meeting our everyday needs.
How can industry eliminate its climate pollution while supplying
transformational technologies?
This book delivers a
first-of-its-kind roadmap for the zero-carbon industrial transition,
spotlighting the breakthrough innovations transforming the manufacturing
sector and the policies that can accelerate this global shift. Jeffrey
Rissman illustrates the scope of the challenge, diving into the workings
of heavy polluters like steel, chemicals, plastics, cement, and
concrete. He examines ways to affordably decarbonize manufacturing, such
as electrifying industrial processes, using hydrogen, deploying carbon
capture and storage, and growing material efficiency with lightweighting
and 3D printing. But technologies are only part of the picture.
Enacting the right policies—including financial incentives, research and
development support, well-designed carbon pricing, efficiency and
emissions standards, and green public procurement—can spur investment
and hasten emissions reductions. Rissman provides a framework to ensure
that the transition to clean industry enhances equity, health, and
prosperity for communities worldwide.
Engaging and comprehensive,
Zero-Carbon Industry is the definitive guide to decarbonizing the
vast—yet often overlooked—global industrial sector.
