This program aims to decarbonise industries by enhancing energy efficiency, exploring cement substitutes, switching (where possible) alternative fuels, and deploying CCS. Key initiatives include:
Emissions reduction in industries are expected from four drivers:
In the short term, efficiency improvements in industries will be activated through an audit mandate, while the use of alternative fuels, SCMs and CCS will be studied for feasibility. In the long term, cement standards will drive the use of SCMs, and a federal carbon pricing framework will bring hydrogen into the fuel mix and encourage deployment of CCS.
