heavy industry
noun
: the production of goods (such as coal or steel) that are used to make other goods
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What's next: CCS will be a key part of helping decarbonize heavy industry, but even more policies and tech innovation will be needed to move it into the mainstream.
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
To really beat the Paris Agreement, the Climate Pledge may need to apply more pressure on lagging companies, especially in high-emission sectors like aviation, heavy industry, and agriculture, to make a bold impact.
—Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The two blue cities known as the Twin Ports are surrounded by communities that have increasingly leaned toward Trump as heavy industry and mining jobs disappeared.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
And nuclear reactors can be an extraordinarily efficient way to create zero-carbon fuels such as hydrogen that will be needed to power heavy industry and heavy freight and shipping, which will be difficult to run only on electricity.
—Armond Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2021
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
To really beat the Paris Agreement, the Climate Pledge may need to apply more pressure on lagging companies, especially in high-emission sectors like aviation, heavy industry, and agriculture, to make a bold impact.
—Maeve Campbell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The two blue cities known as the Twin Ports are surrounded by communities that have increasingly leaned toward Trump as heavy industry and mining jobs disappeared.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024
And nuclear reactors can be an extraordinarily efficient way to create zero-carbon fuels such as hydrogen that will be needed to power heavy industry and heavy freight and shipping, which will be difficult to run only on electricity.
—Armond Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2021
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“Heavy industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20industry. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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