#9 A Closer Look Under the Hood of Our Energy Sectors

The energy sectors of the world make our everyday lives possible. They are the main contributors to global CO₂ emissions, and as such they hold the key to our salvation.

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Energy Sector

Industry

Almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the industrial sector. Steel and cement are the two highest-emitting industry subsectors, followed by the chemical subsector.

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Energy Sector

Transport

Transport is the largest oil-consuming sector today, it accounts for a fifth of global energy demand and the sector is responsible for a quarter of energy-related CO₂ emissions.

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Energy Sector

Heating and Cooling

Heat is the largest energy end-use sector, accounting for around half of global energy consumption. Heat production is heavily based on fossil fuels, with only 10 per cent produced from renewable sources.

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#8 Power-to-X: the Possibilities of Electricity

There lies enormous potential in developing synthetic fuels. They could feed off the carbon in the atmosphere, as well as the green electricity production we still need to invest in.

#10 One Market with One Rulebook

To make more ambitious climate actions, we need more tools in the box. Carbon has the same results in the atmosphere regardless of origin, which means that the rules for its emissions must be universal.