{"id":6559,"date":"2026-06-24T10:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/?p=6559"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:39:35","slug":"low-carbon-basic-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/en\/low-carbon-basic-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-Carbon Basic Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:41% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6563 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-1280x1281.png 1280w, https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Picture5-1-1920x1921.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basic materials such as steel, cement, chemicals and lime account for almost <strong>half of Germany&#8217;s industrial emissions<\/strong>. This poster sets out the options for decarbonizing their production. Five cross-cutting levers for industrial decarbonization are described: direct electrification, material circularity, energy efficiency, green hydrogen and PtX, and CCU\/CCS. A case study then walks through the <strong>options for reducing emissions in cement production and use<\/strong>. It diagnoses where low-carbon materials stand on the path to market, showing that the <strong>technology is ready<\/strong> while finance and system conditions remain the binding constraints, and offers three policy recommendations to close that gap. Finally, it features the emerging <strong>low-carbon materials innovators <\/strong>across the TfNZ ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our policy recommendations to scale up low-carbon materials<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Adopt performance-based standards:<\/strong> Replace prescriptive, recipe-based rules with performance-based standards, harmonized carbon accounting and fast-track approvals to cut costs fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scale innovation through public offtake:<\/strong> Use government procurement to signal demand for low-carbon materials and establish credible labeling and certification aligned with private-sector standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Make carbon pricing work for low-carbon materials:<\/strong> Deliver a predictable ETS price path with a clear free-allowance phase-out, backed by a robust CBAM, so European producers can compete.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260623-Low-Carbon-Basic-Materials-Knowledge-Post-EN-6.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 20260623 Low-Carbon Basic Materials Knowledge Post EN (#6).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1cdcb1bc-ca3e-4dd7-bcb7-b1f264d9c939\" href=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260623-Low-Carbon-Basic-Materials-Knowledge-Post-EN-6.pdf\">20260623 Low-Carbon Basic Materials Knowledge Post EN (#6)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/techfornetzero.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260623-Low-Carbon-Basic-Materials-Knowledge-Post-EN-6.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1cdcb1bc-ca3e-4dd7-bcb7-b1f264d9c939\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic materials such as steel, cement, chemicals and lime account for almost half of Germany&#8217;s industrial emissions. This poster sets out the options for decarbonizing their production. Five cross-cutting levers for industrial decarbonization are described: direct electrification, material circularity, energy efficiency, green hydrogen and PtX, and CCU\/CCS. 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