Abstract :
Despite their best endeavours to become more energy-efficient the global manufacturing sector will not meet its targets for limiting climate change, scuppering any hopes of the UK meeting its 2050 carbon reduction targets. Combined research from the United States and Europe has analysed the potential for energy reduction in manufacturing by looking at the five materials whose production consumes the most energy. These materials - steel, cement, paper, plastics and aluminium - represent roughly half of energy used and more than half of carbon dioxide emitted in the manufacturing sector.
