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TEC Policy Brief on integrating hard-to-abate industries in the process of preparing and implementing NDCs

This TEC Brief #19:

• Highlights the need for transforming hard-to-abate industries (steel, cement, chemicals) to significantly reduce GHG emissions and meet the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal;
• Encourages targeted policies for decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries through electrification and renewable energy; 
• Identifies zero- and low-emission technologies like hydrogen-based steelmaking, electric boilers, and CCS as essential to reducing industrial GHG emissions;
• Emphasizes tracking progress through clear roadmaps and robust MRV systems aligned with IPCC guidelines;
• Recommends collaborative efforts among industries, governments, and financial institutions to accelerate the deployment of zero- and low-emission technologies;
• Stresses the importance of international support, cooperation and knowledge sharing for innovation, technology transfer, and capacity-building, including through South-South and Triangular cooperation.

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Transformative Industry: Mapping of initiatives that promote low and near-zero emission production and products in hard-to-abate sectors

This background paper:

• Provides sector-specific emissions and indicators for cement, steel, and chemical and petrochemical industries;
• Analyzes global initiatives such as Mission Possible Roadmap, Net Zero by 2050 and State of Climate Action;
• Identifies innovative low-emission and net-zero technologies, categorized by intervention type aligned with IPCC AR6 mitigation measures;
• Includes technology maturity, barriers, implementation cost, timeframe, enabling policies, and cross-sectoral considerations;
• Analyzes the status of hard-to-abate industries in ten countries through national documents; production, emission and mitigation goals;
• technology gaps and alignment with technology roadmaps;
• Suggests potential roles of various entities in driving industrial transformation, including through national-level R&D, policy interventions and international cooperation;
• Presents suggestions where the TEC can add value.

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