Aluminum Industry

Aluminum production accounts for 2% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. World aluminum production has more than doubled between 2000 and 2020. Much of this growth in production came from China, which accounted for 57 percent of global aluminum production in 2020. The energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the aluminum industry are likely to continue increasing because the increased demand for aluminum, particularly in developing countries, is outpacing the incremental decreases in energy and CO2 emissions intensity of aluminum production that are happening under the current policy and technology regime.

Global Efficiency Intelligence has a proven track record in analyzing energy use and efficiency and decarbonization technologies and strategies for the aluminum industry globally. Some of our related publications are listed below.

Our aluminum industry-related publications:

  1. Hasanbeigi, A.; Sibal, A. 2025. What is Green Aluminum? Definitions from Standards, Initiatives, and Policies around the World. Global Efficiency Intelligence. (forthcoming)

  2. Hasanbeigi, Ali; Springer, Cecilia.; Shi, Dinah (2022). Aluminum Climate Impact - An International Benchmarking of Energy and CO2 Intensities. Global Efficiency Intelligence, LLC.

  3.  Hasanbeigi, Ali (2022). U.S. Carbon Border Adjustment for Aluminum and Steel. Global Efficiency Intelligence, LLC. (forthcoming)

  4. Springer, Cecilia; Hasanbeigi, Ali and Price, Lynn (2016). Emerging Energy Efficiency and CO2 Emissions Reduction Technologies for the Aluminum Industry. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. LBNL-1005789

  5. Cresko, Joe; Hasanbeigi, Ali; et al. (2022). Thermal Process Intensification in Industry. US Department of Energy.

  6. Hasanbeigi, Ali; Collison, B., Kirshbaum, L., Gardiner, D. (2021). Electrifying U.S. Industry: Technology and Process-Based Approach to Decarbonization. Global Efficiency Intelligence, LLC.

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