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Clean energy innovation is crucial for a low-carbon future says Professor Shannon Yee
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s the world tackles the urgent crisis of a changing climate, manufacturers globally are under pressure to reduce their impact on the environment. Limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires the world to cut 30 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions annually by 2030. While electricity production, transportation and agriculture are all contributors, the manufacturing industry is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases. In the US, 20
manufacturing accounts for almost a quarter (23 percent) of direct carbon emissions. In Europe the situation is equally stark, with the industry emitting a total of 880 million tons of carbon dioxide every year.
So what role can the sector play to reduce emissions? A recent article authored by Bill Gates on the state of the energy transition stated that the only way to avert a climate disaster is to invest aggressively in clean energy