Welcome to REINVENT’s Decarbonisation Portal
Over the past four years our multidisciplinary team has been researching the complexity and diversity of decarbonisation options in the basic materials industries – plastics, pulp & paper, steel and meat & dairy. To make deep decarbonisation a reality, concerted efforts of multiple actors and a clear policy vision are required. For more nuanced insights from the REINVENT project, we welcome you to this portal.
The portal contains 15 questions. They wrap up the outcomes of our work along the the three key themes: sectors (4 questions), actors (4 questions), logics of change (4 questions), as well as an overarching question that brings them all together. Two extra questions point you to our policy briefs and The Rough Planet Guide – a glimpse into decarbonised future.
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Q1. What will make deep decarbonisation a reality?
Sectors
Q2. Can we live without plastic?
Q3. How far towards the Paris goals would moving away from meat & dairy take us?
Q4. Are new technologies able to create zero-emission steel?
Q5. Can pulp & paper pioneer decarbonisation and help other industries?
actors
Q6. Is the industry ready for change?
Q8. Do institutional investors hold the key for a low-carbon future?
Q7. What can governments do to make a difference?
Q9. Are consumers and movements pushing for decarbonisation of basic materials?
logics of change
Q10. Will making industrial processes more energy efficient lead to decarbonisation?
Q12. Would circular economy approaches secure a way towards decarbonisation?
Policy briefs
Q14. What policies are needed to make change happen?
Q11. Can we go to deep decarbonisation without reducing demand?
Q13. Is there a finance gap for decarbonisation and how can we close it?
REINVENT’S VISION
Q15. What if decarbonisation became reality?