Climate change and its impact on the planet continue to be apparent around the globe. As noted by the Paris Agreement, in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must peak by 2025 and decline more than 43% by the year 2030.
While there are many inhibitors to implementing decarbonization efforts, new technology is helping manufacturing professionals gather the data they need to assess and plan for initiatives that actually pay off. But before operation managers can select and integrate the technologies, such as heat pumps, electric heaters, and solar photovoltaic systems, among others, they must approach decarbonization as a whole business transformation.
