Transforming Chemicals

Transformation of the most widely used chemicals | critical factors

Ammonia: scaling up the use of green hydrogen production, with smaller roles for blue hydrogen and alternative pathways like methane pyrolysis and biomass-based hydrogen
Methanol: replace natural gas with a clean energy source such as green hydrogen or biomass; use synthetic CO2; capture process emissions
High-value chemicals like plastics: use alternative production methods such as bio-ethanol dehydration; capture and store cracker emissions; and increase recycling to reduce the need for virgin plastic production

Global burden of ammonia production

Industry-endorsed strategy for ammonia

In 2022, we developed an Ammonia Sector Transition Strategy in collaboration with a diverse set of industry leaders. This provides a shared vision for a clean ammonia 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 ammonia possible 

Industry-backed 1.5°C aligned transition strategy download

Pathways to net zero interactive modelling
Model code github

Sponsored by: Energy Transition Commission, RMI, We mean business Coalition, World Economic Forum

Global Project Tracker | latest in-depth data

Further reading | Chemicals

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Reuters Events: Global Energy Forum 2026 | invitation

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Economic growth│energy transition│Event│USA

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Harnessing energy productivity for industrial competitiveness

07 May 2026

energy productivity│finance│insight│lead markets│milestones│strategy

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Decarb Connect Europe 2026 | invitation

06 May 2026

Europe│Event│Industrial decarbonisation

June 2nd-3rd 2026Hamburg, Germany Event websiteRegistration The next wave of industrial advantage in Europe won’t just come from smart technology breakthroughs. It will come from…

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