Industrial Process
The industrial process sector was responsible for roughly 2.5% of UK greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. Most of this was carbon dioxide, with cement production being the main source of emissions. Other processes such as sinter and lime production also contribute a fair proportion of the total.
Between 1990 and 2009, there was a significant reduction in emissions from this sector, with an overall decrease of around 80%. This was most notably due to a large reduction in emissions from adipic acid production and halocarbon production between 1998 and 1999, and combined emissions of these are now almost zero. Regardless of that single change, there was a general downward trend in emissions over this period.
However, since 2009, there has been very little in the way of any further reduction in emissions from this sector.
Additional end-user emissions, re-allocated from the energy supply sector, are minimal in the industrial process sector, and are mainly in relation to iron and steel production.
Between 1990 and 2009, there was a significant reduction in emissions from this sector, with an overall decrease of around 80%. This was most notably due to a large reduction in emissions from adipic acid production and halocarbon production between 1998 and 1999, and combined emissions of these are now almost zero. Regardless of that single change, there was a general downward trend in emissions over this period.
However, since 2009, there has been very little in the way of any further reduction in emissions from this sector.
Additional end-user emissions, re-allocated from the energy supply sector, are minimal in the industrial process sector, and are mainly in relation to iron and steel production.
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