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Building a Decarbonized Steel Sector

Decarbonizing the industrial sector has long been challenging due to the number of different subsectors and the variety of emissions sources. This is the second post in a series that will break down the complexities of industrial emissions by walking through the top four industrial subsectors and how we can decarbonize them. Second on the…

Mapping the Landscape of Clean Hydrogen

As the US moves toward achieving its goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent compared to 2005 levels by 2030, and to net zero by 2050, clean hydrogen has emerged as a critical resource for decarbonizing energy-intensive sectors of the economy. A new report from the Industrial Innovation Initiative and Carbon Solutions,…

New Report: The Landscape of Clean Hydrogen

The Landscape of Clean Hydrogen report charts regional opportunities for clean hydrogen hubs and considers the immense scale of new hydrogen production needed to meet our nation’s climate goals.

How Hydrogen Hubs Will Support Jobs

The US Department of Energy can support the development of a clean hydrogen economy that centers high-quality, family-sustaining jobs by ensuring that the federal investments made through the H2Hubs program include concrete labor standards, including putting workers at the center of the equitable transition to new forms of energy production.

Centering Industrial Solutions for States

In February 2023, the Industrial Innovation Initiative (I3) hosted an introductory webinar on industrial decarbonization for states, given the critical role they will play in reducing US industrial emissions. Supported by recent federal funding, namely from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, states are positioned to create a regulatory and policy landscape…

Next Steps on the US Journey Toward Industrial Decarbonization

Momentum around industrial decarbonization has grown in recent years. The US has seen a flurry of activity that seeks to prioritize the public purchasing of lower-carbon cement, concrete and steel, and recently joined the international Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative.

2022: A Year of Industrial Innovation

As the year draws to a close, the Industrial Innovation Initiative reflects upon the many strides the US took down the path toward industrial decarbonization in 2022.

State Best Practices Guide for Decarbonizing Industry

The State Best Practices Guide for Decarbonizing Industry pairs state-level policy recommendations with real-world examples of state legislation in use or under consideration across the United States. This unique pairing will aid state decision makers and advocates seeking to cut emissions from essential industrial sectors such as cement, steel, and chemicals by providing a starting…

Our Work: I3 Responds to Federal Requests for Information  

To help shape implementation of the IRA, the General Services Administration, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released formal requests for information and comment.

The Industrial Innovation Initiative submitted responses to four such requests, providing the industrial perspective on what additional guidance, clarity, or support is necessary for the effective implementation of…

Learning from Louisiana: Key Takeaways from I3’s 2022 Annual Meeting

The Industrial Innovation Initiative organized an event setting industrial innovation against the backdrop of an unprecedented year of investment in climate and clean energy. Members were joined by state officials and local business leaders from Louisiana to discuss moving industrial decarbonization forward at the state level.

Laying the Foundation of Cement and Concrete Decarbonization

Decarbonizing the industrial sector has long been challenging due to the number of different subsectors and the variety of emissions sources. This is the first post in a series that will break down the complexities of industrial emissions by walking through the top four industrial subsectors and how we can decarbonize them. First up, decarbonizing…

Carbon Action Alliance Launches to Spur Carbon Reduction Efforts Nationwide

The Great Plains Institute today launched the Carbon Action Alliance, a new initiative to align and grow a network of government, industry, labor, environmental, and community partners to work together toward a common goal of achieving economywide deployment of carbon management and industrial decarbonization technologies in the United States to achieve net-zero emissions by midcentury.

Industrial Innovation: The Wins & The Work Still Ahead

Through Executive Orders, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act, the movement to cut climate damaging emissions from our industrial sector secured several monumental wins – but there is still work to be done.

President Biden Signs Landmark Inflation Reduction Act

Today President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, marking a historic investment in the solutions necessary to meet our midcentury climate goals. This package will set the stage for unprecedented emissions reductions from the vital, yet challenging, industrial sector.

House Passes Inflation Reduction Act

Today’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 by Congress marks a monumental investment in the solutions necessary to achieve U.S. climate goals. This package will set the stage for private investment, protect energy communities, support family-sustaining jobs, and spur emissions reductions from the vital, yet challenging, industrial sector.  

Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act 

Senate Democrats passed historic budget reconciliation legislation. We urge the House of Representatives to swiftly pass this package, investing in our nation’s industries and supporting family-sustaining jobs.

Our Work: I3 Responds to Michigan Climate Plan Industrial Provisions

On April 18, 2022, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released Michigan’s Healthy Climate Plan for midcentury decarbonization. In January of this year, the Council released an early iteration of the plan for public input. In response, I3 submitted comments commending key provisions to future proof Michigan’s local industry, calling for additional action in line with the Energy…

Hydrogen Hubs: The State of Play

While federal momentum has set the stage for a new decade in clean hydrogen development, states are taking the lead in envisioning what a hydrogen hub might look like for their region.

Decarbonizing Industry by 2050: A Federal and State Policy Blueprint

A new report from the Industrial Innovation Initiative (I3), an industry-labor-NGO partnership, recommends a suite of policies for congressional and state action designed to help American industry decarbonize while retaining high-wage jobs, technological leadership and economic competitiveness.

Midcontinent Industrial Emissions Present Challenge & Opportunity

Industry is the third highest-emitting sector in the US economy and has less obvious carbon reduction pathways in comparison to electricity and transportation, where the vast majority of decarbonization discussions have focused. This post introduces the current landscape of emissions in the US industrial heartland, the Midcontinent region, to inform discussions of carbon reduction pathways.…

Federal Policy Recommendations for Economic Recovery and Emissions Reductions in Industry

(Washington, D.C.) – The Industrial Innovation Initiative, an ambitious coalition of key industrial and power companies, environmental organizations, and state officials from Midwestern and Gulf Coast states focused on decarbonization solutions for the region’s most important industrial sectors, submitted recommendations to Congress today outlining measures for consideration in COVID-19-related federal economic recovery legislation. “The industrial…