Roughly 30 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions produced in the U.S. comes from industry. This includes the manufacturing of consumer goods, textiles as well as the creation of building and chemical materials. Today, the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas still drive much of this production – even when there are clean, renewable energy sources waiting to be used. We speak with expert Jeffrey Rissman about the toll of these current practices and the failure to change within this sector.
Guest Information:
- Jeffrey Rissman, senior director, industry program, Energy Innovation.
Links for more info:
- EPA: Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Center For Climate and Energy Solutions : Controlling Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- McKinsey & Company: Industrial heat pumps: Five considerations for future growth
- Energy Innovation
- Columbia University Press: Zero-Carbon Industry
- X: @jeffrissman
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