Transforming Aluminium

Driving forwards clean aluminium | critical factors

Clean electricity consumption in aluminium production
Decarbonising direct emissions throughout the aluminium production process
Increasing recycling of post-consumer aluminium scrap
Improved material and resource efficiency

Global burden of aluminium production

Industry-endorsed strategy

In 2022 we developed an Aluminium Sector Transition Strategy in collaboration with a diverse set of industry leaders. This provides a shared vision for a clean aluminium future, modelling of pathways, real economy milestones and the industry, policy and finance actions required to get there. Assumptions have not been updated since publication, but the STS still represents a quantitative reference point.

Sector Transition Strategy documents

Report | Making net-zero aluminium possible

industry-backed 1.5°C aligned transition strategy download

Executive summary download 
Infographics summary download 
Technical appendix download 
Pathways to net zero interactive modelling 
Model code Github

Report

Aluminium decarbonization at a cost that makes sense report

To reach an emissions pathway consistent with 1.5°C of global warming, the aluminum industry needs to reinvent itself and its production processes. | [date]

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Data Model

Aluminium decarbonization model R51

Illustrative investment CFs for different archetypes of Upstream

Excel model data

Report

Closing the gap for aluminium emissions: technologies to accelerate deep decarbonisation of direct emissions | 2021

Community Paper

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Signal | Issue 23 | July 2025

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The time is now for zero-emissions cargo handling equipment at America’s busiest cargo ports

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