2 - Industry

This is the manufacturing of all consumer goods. Industry is comprised of many different sectors, the most prominent in terms of GHG emissions being the paper, cement, steel, aluminium and chemicals industries. In order to reduce emissions from industry, the solution lies in extending the lifespan of products and reducing consumption.

Earth from Space

Known locally as China's "City of Automobiles", Changchun is an important industrial base with a particular focus on the automotive sector.

Credits :DLR/ESA Sentinel-1 & Sentinel-2

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accounts for 40% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

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This link is possible for wood-consuming industries. However, wood used by a factory in a sustainably managed forest would not be considered as deforestation.

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In fact, methane emissions from industry are as strong as emissions from agriculture because of fugitive emissions (natural gas leaks from pipelines). This is a point that is little known, so this relationship is not considered strongly relevant. Industry also emits HFCs (refrigerants).

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