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Risks and opportunities associated with decarbonising Rotterdam's industrial cluster

Schneider, Clemens LU ; Lechtenböhmer, Stefan LU and Samadi, Sascha (2019) In Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Abstract

The Port of Rotterdam is an important industrial cluster, comprising mainly oil refining, chemical production and power generation. In 2016, the port's industry accounted for 19% of the Netherlands’ total CO2 emissions. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is aware that the cluster is heavily exposed to future decarbonisation policies, as most of its activities focus on trading, handling, converting and using fossil fuels. Based on a study for the Port Authority using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods, our article explores three pathways whereby the port's industry can maintain its strong position while significantly reducing its CO2 emissions and related risks by 2050. The pathways differ in terms of... (More)

The Port of Rotterdam is an important industrial cluster, comprising mainly oil refining, chemical production and power generation. In 2016, the port's industry accounted for 19% of the Netherlands’ total CO2 emissions. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is aware that the cluster is heavily exposed to future decarbonisation policies, as most of its activities focus on trading, handling, converting and using fossil fuels. Based on a study for the Port Authority using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods, our article explores three pathways whereby the port's industry can maintain its strong position while significantly reducing its CO2 emissions and related risks by 2050. The pathways differ in terms of the EU's assumed climate change mitigation ambitions and the key technological choices made by the cluster's companies. The focus of the paper is on identifying key risks associated with each scenario and ways in which these could be mitigated.

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Chemical industry, Decarbonisation scenarios, Energy-intensive processing industries, Industrial clusters, Low-carbon industry, Mixed-methods approach
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
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Elsevier
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2210-4224
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10.1016/j.eist.2019.05.004
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Interaction between defossilisation of basic industries and relocation - Scenario-based explorative and normative transition pathways to electrification for European basic industries and specific clusters
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English
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