Mapping GHG emissions and prospects for renewable energy in the chemical industry
(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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- author
- Bauer, Fredric LU ; Tilsted, Joachim Peter LU ; Pfister, Stephan ; Oberschelp, Christopher and Kulionis, Viktoras LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- chemical industry, GHG emissions, Renewable energy, Industrial Tranformation
- in
- Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
- volume
- 39
- article number
- 100881
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85143511367
- ISSN
- 2211-3398
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100881
- project
- Petrochemicals and Climate Change: Literature Review
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 8062a772-6e1e-4c5a-aecb-c056b8f64f98
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- 2022-11-16 13:49:59
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