Why IDAIC
THE RACE TO DECARBONISE INDUSTRY IS FALLING BEHIND
AI has the potential to change that, but only if businesses, researchers and industry work together to unlock it at scale.
IDAIC exists to connect industrial decarbonisation with applied AI, advanced research and cross-sector collaboration.
The Challenge
PROGRESS IS NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH
Decarbonisation is essential to reduce emissions, protect public health, improve energy security and create new economic opportunities. Yet the pace of change remains far below what is needed.
2.5%
Current annual decarbonisation rate
17.2%
Year-on-year rate needed to limit warming to 1.5°C
Why Now
STRUCTURAL
BARRIERS REMAIN
Deep reliance on fossil fuels, expensive infrastructure shifts and resistance from entrenched systems continue to slow the transition.
- Energy systems built around fossil fuels
- High capital cost of industrial transition
- Political and commercial resistance to change
“Joining IDAIC aligns perfectly with our goal to ensure that AI advancements serve the public good.”
Davor Orlic, COO, International Research Center on AI under the auspices of UNESCO
The Opportunity
AI IS ADVANCING FASTER THAN ITS
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION
While AI adoption has accelerated across sectors, its potential in industrial decarbonisation remains underused. The biggest barriers are solvable, but only through coordinated effort.
Barrier 01
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Well-curated datasets for open and collaborative R&D are still not widely available.
Barrier 02
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY
EXPERTISE
Meaningful progress depends on combining AI, chemistry, materials science, physics and industrial process knowledge.
Barrier 03
REAL-WORLD
INTEGRATION
AI must be deployed in complex, energy-intensive industrial settings where change is difficult but highly impactful.
Why IDAIC
A COALITION BUILT TO CLOSE THE GAP
IDAIC has been launched to encourage business to apply multi-disciplinary knowledge and collaborative R&D to the problems holding back industrial decarbonisation.
- Connect industry, AI and scientific expertise
- Accelerate advanced research and development
- Develop tools that solve real industrial challenges
“The industry has the opportunity to use Artificial Intelligence to improve cement operations and product quality as well as to reduce costs and emissions.”
Ian Riley, CEO, World Cement Association
FOCUS SECTORS
WHERE THE IMPACT
COULD BE GREATEST
For foundation industries including metals, cement and chemicals, the challenge is more acute because of the scale, intensity and complexity of their operations. These sectors are among the hardest to decarbonise and among the most important to transform.Deep reliance on fossil fuels, expensive infrastructure shifts and resistance from entrenched systems continue to slow the transition.
“This exciting initiative has the potential to ensure that coordinating and improving innovation across all industry sectors is maximised, to ensure that AI technologies can effectively facilitate the transition to net zero as quickly as possible.”FOCUS SECTORS
PROFESSOR MERCEDES MAROTO-VALER, DIRECTOR IDRIC
Get Involved
BE PART OF THE TRANSITION
TO NET ZERO
Join a coalition focused on unlocking the full potential of AI for industrial decarbonisation.
EDITORIAL
UPCOMING ARTICLES
IDAIC will publish a series of articles exploring the barriers and opportunities shaping the future of AI in industrial decarbonisation.
- Data accessibility and shared research infrastructure
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Integrating AI with existing industrial processes
We welcome guest articles, particularly case studies on the application of AI and machine learning in industrial decarbonisation.