Uptake of clean energy technology in heavy industry to-date has been slow. This is partly the result of a low carbon price meaning investing in new low-carbon technology does not yet make business sense for these companies, according to German green think tank Agora Energiwende. However, 30-53% of industrial assets will require major re-investments during the next 5-10 years. Policymakers must act now to provide a framework that provides clear incentives for investment along the entire value chain. Proposals include Carbon Contracts-for-Difference, recycling quality targets, and finance for clean-energy and CO₂ infrastructure for industry.

As many as 25 million jobs will be created in the US by an aggressive climate plan, and making homes all-electric will create more than 7.7 million of those new jobs. The report predicts that the average US household could save $1,000-$2,500 a year by going all-electric. To achieve this, the US must prioritise reductions in three areas: soft costs through regulatory reform, hard costs through massive industrial scale and steady technological progress, and finance costs through government–backed loans.

Gaps between state targets, permitting timelines, and the grid operators’ interconnection queue could damage growth of US offshore wind development, says the Business Network for Offshore Wind, an advocacy group. States have committed to a total of 30 GW of offshore wind generation capacity by 2035. The report makes six recommendations to improve the approvals process: Integrated transmission planning should weigh all benefits; transmission planning should incorporate public policy requirements; planning must be proactive; it should consider a longer time period for benefits make an impact; all benefits must be quantified; and inter-regional planning must be more synchronised.