In order to reach the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, the emission intensity of the aluminum industry would need to decrease by roughly ** percent between 2022 and 2050, from more than ** metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of production in the former year. Meanwhile, the cement industry's emissions are forecast to stand at **** tons of CO₂ per ton of production by 2050 under the net-zero scenario.
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World Economic Forum. (January 3, 2025). Emission intensity of the basic materials industry worldwide from 2023 to 2050, by segment (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of production) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326307/global-basic-materials-industry-emission-trajectory/
World Economic Forum. "Emission intensity of the basic materials industry worldwide from 2023 to 2050, by segment (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of production)." Chart. January 3, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326307/global-basic-materials-industry-emission-trajectory/
World Economic Forum. (2025). Emission intensity of the basic materials industry worldwide from 2023 to 2050, by segment (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of production). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326307/global-basic-materials-industry-emission-trajectory/
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Emission intensity of the basic materials industry worldwide from 2023 to 2050, by segment (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent per ton of production) [Graph], World Economic Forum, January 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326307/global-basic-materials-industry-emission-trajectory/