The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), co-founding partner, Siemens Energy, and 13 companies across all industry sectors yesterday launched the global Alliance for Industry Decarbonisation.
The group in a joint statement, said: “The new Alliance aims to accelerate net-zero ambitions and the decarbonisation of industrial value chains in pursuit of the Paris Agreement climate goals.”
The new coalition was officially launched by adopting the Bali Declaration in the presence of IRENA’s Director-General, Francesco la Camera, and the Executive Board member of Siemens Energy, Karim Amin, during IRENA’s Investment Forum on Energy Transitions in Bali, Indonesia.
Siemens Energy has been a major driver for the creation of the Alliance and will co-chair the Alliance leadership. The first Alliance meeting is planned to take place at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
The participation of leading industries can benefit business opportunities for green industrialization and highlights the importance of collaboration in developing strategies and sharing best practices to cut industry emissions.
About 25% of global gross domestic product (GDP) is produced by the industrial sector, which also emits around 28% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The Alliance believes that “Partnerships based on dialogue and actions are crucial for industrial stakeholders to best address the challenges and opportunities of a clean energy transition. A multi-stakeholder platform enabling such exchanges and collaboration can accelerate global climate action.”
The Alliance was created to achieve country-specific net-zero goals faster, encourage action for decarbonizing industrial value chains, and enhance understanding of renewables-based solutions and their adoption by industry.
Global commitment
Commenting, La Camera said: “Climate action needs industry leaders. This Alliance stands for the growing commitment of global industry to act on decarbonisation and unlock opportunities that come with a green industrialization through renewables and other transition-related technologies like green hydrogen.
“By standing together, we send a clear signal of solidarity ahead of COP27 and we invite new partners to join our common vision.”
On his part, Amin said: “We need to slash greenhouse gas emissions urgently if we are going to tackle climate change. Accounting for more than a quarter of global emissions, the industrial sector is the second largest emitter and requires rapid decarbonisation.
“In this endeavour, partnerships are crucial. With our technologies, we at Siemens Energy constantly seek to create value with our partners toward a low-carbon future. I am convinced the Alliance for Industry Decarbonisation will accelerate decarbonisation by installing a first-class exchange forum for industry, technology, and knowledge partners.”
The Alliance was created to achieve country-specific net-zero goals faster, encourage action for decarbonizing industrial value chains, and enhance understanding of renewables-based solutions and their adoption by industry.
The Alliance will also strengthen dialogue and coordinate action by industrial stakeholders from across the public and private sectors.
IRENA will coordinate and facilitate the activities of the Alliance based on its vast experience in hosting similar multi-stakeholder platforms, such as the Global Geothermal Alliance, the SIDS Lighthouses, and the Coalition for Action.
The Agency will also offer in-house technical expertise and knowledge on a wide range of policy, regulatory, technology, and finance topics related to decarbonizing end-use sectors, including industrial decarbonisation.
Members of Alliance also include: Enel Green Power, TAQA Arabia, Eni, Technip Energies, EDF Renewables, JSW, Tata Steel, Sable Chemicals, Tatanga Energy, Roland Berger, Repsol, Equinor and TAQA.
The Alliance said membership is open to public and private firms and stakeholders operating in energy-intensive sectors that have the ambition to decarbonize their activities along their value chains, and companies that have knowledge and expertise in the deployment of energy transition technologies.
