While increased production costs of blue and green ammonia remain a challenge, demand from newer sectors like shipping and power can be key for ammonia decarbonization.
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Stated energy transition goals
- The ammonia industry aims for a 27% emissions intensity reduction by 2030 and a 96% reduction by 2050. 395
- 91%396 of large publicly traded ammonia companies consider climate change in their decision-making processes.
Emission focus areas for tracker
Ammonia emissions can be divided into two main categories:
1. Energy-related emissions primarily due to fossil fuel use to produce the required process heat and pressure for production of hydrogen.
2. Process emissions stem mainly from using fossil fuels as feedstock in the hydrogen production process.