IN4climate.NRW – creating innovations for a decarbonised industry
Side event by IN4climate.NRW at eceee's Industrial Efficiency 2020.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our times. Action taken by industry to protect the climate has a critical role to play. As we transition to a climate-neutral future for the industrial sector, new innovative processes, strategies and products must be developed that will help to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
From its position as a state-based initiative, IN4climate.NRW offers a platform for dialogue and collaboration where experts from the worlds of industry, science and politics come together to work on solutions for the energy-intensive primary sector in North Rhine-Westphalia. Working groups focusing on topics such as hydrogen, the circular economy, heating, policy frameworks and the CO2 economy discuss production processes and value chains and develop solutions for a climate-neutral approach. The initiative’s work is supported and overseen by the scientific competence centre SCI4climate.NRW.
The event thereby raised the concept of IN4climate.NRW to international level, to ensure further networking and dialogue across Europe and build synergies for achieving the global challenges involved in protecting the climate.
Presentations
0:00 Stefan Lechtenböhmer, Wuppertal Institute for Climate Environment and Energy: Introduction
5:20 Michael Walther, IN4Climate.NRW: IN4climate.NRW: Joining forces for a climate-neutral industrial sector
16:58 Christoph Reißfelder, Head of Liaison Office Berlin, HeidelbergCement: Decarbonization of cement and concrete: The importance of joining forces to reach the common goal
31:17 Hans-Jörn Weddige, thyssenkrupp: The importance of joining forces to reach the common goal: thyssenkrupp and the flow of hydrogen
46:15 Rainer van Loon, Energieagentur.nrw: Tasks and activities in the energy state of North-Rhine Westphalia
54:14 Klara Helstad, Head Sustainable Industry Unit, Swedish Energy Agency: Accelerate decarbonization of the industry for a sustainable society
1:00:19 Thomas Gourdon, Deputy Head – Industry Department, ADEME: Developing a climate neutral industry: French Energy Agency perspective
1:12:31 Discussion
Moderators
Stefan Lechtenböhmer, Wuppertal Institute for Climate Environment and Energy
Michael Walther, IN4Climate.NRW
Stefan Herrig, IN4Climate.NRW (support)