Strategic Plan - Institute for Industrial Productivity

IIP Vision for Industry
By 2020, advanced technologies and
energy management practices will be in
broad use across industry—significantly
reducing life-cycle process and product
energy requirements; usage intensities
for energy, water, and other resources;
and associated carbon emissions. This
industrial culture change will energize
economic growth and help mitigate severe
climate impacts. Supportive government
policies and a public-private network for
sharing best practices and results will
reduce carbon intensity and encourage
greener manufacturing.
By 2030, the industrial sector will
make rigorous use of a wide range of
smart manufacturing practices such
as innovative materials and processes,
automation and control systems, cradleto-cradle
design, full cost accounting,
industrial ecology principles, and carbon
mitigation strategies. These practices will
further boost industrial productivity and
significantly lower the carbon intensities of
energy and materials use while providing
sustainable solutions to the global energy
economy.
By 2050, industrial hubs will
be models of green industry,
demonstrating integrated, optimized,
networked, next-generation systems to
minimize carbon intensity throughout
the supply chain (e.g., closed-loop
manufacturing systems with near-zero
discharge). Significant use of renewable
energy sources, highly efficient
manufacturing processes, recycling,
and carbon capture and re-use will
enable high-quality industrial products
with minimal embodied energy and lost
carbon.
IIP Goals
IIP activities are designed to achieve two overarching goals:*
••
Drive a reduction in industrial energy intensity averaging 3.5% per year through 2030 in
China, India, and the United States through 2030.
••
Contribute to a 25% reduction in annual GHG emissions by 2020 (avoiding 2.0 GtCO 2
per year) and a 50% reduction by 2030 (avoiding 2.7 GtCO 2
per year) in the industrial
sectors of these countries.
Historical and Goal-based Reductions in Energy Intensity and CO 2
Emissions through 2030
Note: Industrial energy intensity in 2000 U.S. dollars.
Source: UNIDO Industrial Development Report 2011 (historical data), IIP Goals (projections)
* Basis of goals: Reaching the aggressive yet achievable IIP goal of reducing energy intensity 3.5% per year compared to
baseline projections would provide a 25% decrease in industrial final energy use and emissions in 2020, compared to
baseline projections. Achieving a 50% reduction in industrial GHG emissions by 2030 will require emissions reductions
beyond the 3.5% annual improvement in energy intensity relative to baseline projections. These reductions are most likely to
be achieved through fuel switching (including low-carbon electrification) and limited application of industrial carbon capture,
storage, and reuse.