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Climate Aligned Industries
The Secret Life of Materials
You are surrounded. Whether you’re reading this on your phone or computer, if you’re sitting in an office chair, on a park bench, or waiting for your coffee order, you’re likely surrounded by concrete, wood, and countless other familiar materials. We experience these materials every day, but we usually don’t…
Mission Possible Partnership: Joining Forces to Decarbonize Heavy Industry
The financial sector faces a challenge: institutions that want to decarbonize their portfolios can’t always do so at scale while the world continues to rely on carbon-intensive heavy industry. In turn, industrial corporations are reticent to make changes to their operating model for fear of jeopardizing vital sources of investment…
Technology Disruption in the Global Steel Industry
A recent announcement by Europe’s largest iron ore producer, LKAB, may seem like a technical detail only relevant for metallurgists and steel nerds. However, the company’s plan to invest up to 400 billion kronor (US$46 billion) over the next 15–20 years to expand into an emissions-free iron process being piloted…
Could Power Sector Demand Scale US Hydrogen 100X?
In late September, US power giant Entergy announced plans to begin exploring the use of hydrogen (H2) in its generation portfolio, as part of a commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. This includes producing hydrogen using electrolysis powered by both renewable and nuclear generation, and burning hydrogen…
Green Steel: A Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity
Over the last 30 years, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has been on the political agenda, with increasing emphasis.