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Mapping GHG emissions and prospects for renewable energy in the chemical industry

Bauer, Fredric LU orcid ; Tilsted, Joachim Peter LU orcid ; Pfister, Stephan ; Oberschelp, Christopher and Kulionis, Viktoras LU (2023) In Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 39.
Abstract
Chemicals is the industrial sector with the highest energy demand, using a substantial share of global fossil energy and emitting increasing amounts of greenhouse gasses following rapid growth over the past 25 years. Emissions associated with energy use have increased with growth in coal-dependent regions but are also commonly underestimated in regions with higher shares of renewable energy. Renewable energy is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions but remains a niche area when considering corporate targets and initiatives aiming at emission reductions, which instead favour incremental energy efficiency improvements. These findings point to a risk for continued lock-in to fossil energy in the industry.
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chemical industry, GHG emissions, Renewable energy, Industrial Tranformation
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Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
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39
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100881
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:85143511367
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2211-3398
DOI
10.1016/j.coche.2022.100881
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Petrochemicals and Climate Change: Literature Review
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English
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  abstract     = {{Chemicals is the industrial sector with the highest energy demand, using a substantial share of global fossil energy and emitting increasing amounts of greenhouse gasses following rapid growth over the past 25 years. Emissions associated with energy use have increased with growth in coal-dependent regions but are also commonly underestimated in regions with higher shares of renewable energy. Renewable energy is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions but remains a niche area when considering corporate targets and initiatives aiming at emission reductions, which instead favour incremental energy efficiency improvements. These findings point to a risk for continued lock-in to fossil energy in the industry.}},
  author       = {{Bauer, Fredric and Tilsted, Joachim Peter and Pfister, Stephan and Oberschelp, Christopher and Kulionis, Viktoras}},
  issn         = {{2211-3398}},
  keywords     = {{chemical industry; GHG emissions; Renewable energy; Industrial Tranformation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering}},
  title        = {{Mapping GHG emissions and prospects for renewable energy in the chemical industry}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2022.100881}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.coche.2022.100881}},
  volume       = {{39}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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