Deep.Meta’s innovative digital twin platform demonstrates nearly 10% emissions reduction at a UK steel mill, setting a potential blueprint for industrial decarbonisation through physics-informed AI technology. Deep.Meta, a spin‑out with roots at Imperial College London, has taken an early step toward decarbonising one of the most energy‑intensive links in modern supply chains by demonstrating that a physics‑informed digital twin can materially cut steelmaking emissions and costs. According to the original report, the company’s Deep.Optimiser PhyX platform , which fuses real‑time sensor data, materials‑science models and machine learning , achieved close to a 10 percent reduction in emissions during trials at…

A BloombergNEF report highlights Japan’s urgent need to leverage scrap‑fed electric arc furnaces and policy incentives to meet its 2050 net‑zero target amid rising costs of hydrogen and CCS pathways. According to a BloombergNEF report commissioned by Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Japan’s steel sector must deploy every low‑carbon pathway available if the country is to meet its 2050 net‑zero target while remaining cost‑competitive. Emissions from coal‑based steelmaking account for roughly 13% of Japan’s national emissions, and the industry faces structural headwinds from weakening domestic demand and rising global competition, the analysis found. BNEF’s levelised‑cost modelling shows that, in the absence…

Australian researchers demonstrate that combining onsite photovoltaics and batteries with system integration and operational flexibility can reliably power heavy industries around the clock, marking a shift from sole reliance on cost reductions to smarter, integrated energy strategies. Researchers at the Australian National University have used a new high‑resolution energy modelling framework to test whether onsite photovoltaics (PV) and battery storage can reliably deliver 24/7 electricity to heavy industries such as steel, aluminium and cement. According to the original report, the work , published as “Decarbonising heavy industry operations with low‑cost onsite photovoltaics and battery storage” in Solar Energy , co‑optimises…

Italy’s ceramic sector urges Brussels to reconsider EU decarbonisation measures, citing risks of industry collapse and offshoring amid rising emissions trading costs. The Italian ceramic industry has sounded an urgent alarm in Brussels, warning that current EU climate policy , and in particular the sharp rise in costs under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) , risks triggering a systemic crisis for a sector described as “hard-to-abate, highly energy-intensive and strongly export-oriented.” According to the original report, Confindustria Ceramica’s senior management and representatives of leading firms met European institutions, including Commission Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto, on 2–3 December to press for rapid,…

As US and China reshape global supply chains with protectionism and capacity expansion, Europe must decide whether to rely on anti-dumping measures or invest in low-carbon competitiveness to safeguard its chemical sector and climate goals. ‘The US is no longer playing by the rules [and] China has not been playing by the rules for some time.’ This assessment, made by Wood Mackenzie analyst David Buckby and cited in Anthony King’s report, captures a growing unease in Europe’s chemicals sector as companies such as Ineos press the European Commission with a suite of anti‑dumping cases. According to the original report, Ineos…

Major revisions to key corporate climate frameworks set new, stricter benchmarks for companies over the next 18 to 36 months, prompting urgent operational updates and strategic realignments in decarbonisation efforts. According to the original report, this year’s major revisions to four of the most widely used corporate climate and sustainability frameworks , B Lab’s Certified B Corporation standards, the Science Based Targets initiative’s Corporate Net‑Zero Standard, the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and the International Organization for Standardization’s net‑zero workstream , leave companies with a clear but crowded timetable for policy choices and recertification over the next two years. B Lab’s…

Despite a slowdown in 2025 orders compared to 2024, shipowners continue to prioritise LNG and methanol, driven by sectoral demand and technological readiness, amid regulatory and economic uncertainties. According to DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight tracking database, shipowners had placed 232 orders for vessels capable of running on fuels other than diesel fuel oil through the first 11 months of 2025, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol together accounting for roughly 87% of those orders. LNG represented about 67% of the tally and methanol about 20%, maintaining the dominance of these two pathways in the market to date. Industry data…

The Malaysian government unveils a comprehensive package of fiscal and financing incentives to help its carbon-intensive industries transition to low-carbon technologies, aiming to boost green investments and achieve decarbonisation targets by 2030. The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has set out a package of measures to help Malaysia’s most carbon‑intensive industries transition to low‑carbon technologies ahead of a planned carbon tax rollout in 2026, Deputy Minister Liew Chin Tong told the Dewan Negara. According to the original report, MITI is pressing the Green Investment Strategy (GIS), launched in 2024, as the central vehicle for that support. The GIS targets…

South Pole and UNIDO have announced a partnership to develop robust carbon finance frameworks supporting low‑carbon hydrogen deployment, aiming to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and attract private investment in emerging markets. South Pole and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed a Joint Declaration to accelerate industrial decarbonisation by using carbon finance to help scale low‑carbon hydrogen, the organisations said following an announcement in Singapore. According to the original report, the partnership will operate through South Pole’s Asian Centre for Carbon Excellence (ACCE) and cover methodology development, policy advocacy, market building and hands‑on project support. The collaboration sets out…

A new report warns that the UK’s push towards net zero could strain regional water supplies, with some areas facing shortages as early as 2030 unless integrated planning and infrastructure are implemented now. According to the original report commissioned by national water retailer Wave and produced with Durham University, the UK’s industrial decarbonisation plans risk outstripping local water supplies unless coordinated action is taken now. The study calculates that processes central to net zero, notably hydrogen production and carbon capture, could add up to 860 million litres per day of additional water demand by 2050, placing new and existing projects…