The chemical industry is responsible for about 5% of global CO2 emissions and is key to achieving net-zero targets. Decarbonizing this industry, nevertheless, faces particular challenges given the widespread use of carbon-rich raw materials, the need for high-temperature heat, and the complex global value chains. Multiple technology routes are now available for producing chemicals with net-zero CO2 emissions based on biomass, recycling, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage. However, the extent to which these routes are viable with respect to local availability of energy and natural resources remains unclear. In this review, we compare net-zero routes by quantifying their energy, land, and water requirements and the corresponding induced resource scarcity at the country level and further discuss the technical and environmental viability of a net-zero chemical industry. We find that a net-zero chemical industry will require location-specific inte-grated solutions that combine net-zero routes with circular approaches and demand-side measures and might result in a reshaping of the global chemicals trade.
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Tsinghua Univ, Inst Global Change Studies, Dept Earth Syst Sci DESS, Minist Educ,Key Lab Earth Syst Modeling, Beijing 100084, Peoples R ChinaTsinghua Univ, Inst Global Change Studies, Dept Earth Syst Sci DESS, Minist Educ,Key Lab Earth Syst Modeling, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
Tan, Chang
Yu, Xiang
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Univ Chinese Acad Social Sci, Beijing 102488, Peoples R China
Chinese Acad Social Sci, Res Inst Ecocivilizat RIEco, Beijing 100710, Peoples R ChinaTsinghua Univ, Inst Global Change Studies, Dept Earth Syst Sci DESS, Minist Educ,Key Lab Earth Syst Modeling, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
Yu, Xiang
Guan, Yuru
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Univ Groningen, Energy & Sustainabil Res Inst Groningen ESRIG, Integrated Res Energy Environm & Soc IREES, NL-9747 AG Groningen, NetherlandsTsinghua Univ, Inst Global Change Studies, Dept Earth Syst Sci DESS, Minist Educ,Key Lab Earth Syst Modeling, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
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Department of Earth System Science (DESS), Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute for Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing,100084, ChinaDepartment of Earth System Science (DESS), Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute for Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing,100084, China
Tan, Chang
Yu, Xiang
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University of Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing,102488, China
Research Institute for Eco-civilization (RIEco), Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing,100710, ChinaDepartment of Earth System Science (DESS), Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute for Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing,100084, China
Yu, Xiang
Guan, Yuru
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Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES), Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen, Groningen,9747 AG, NetherlandsDepartment of Earth System Science (DESS), Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute for Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing,100084, China
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North China Elect Power Univ, Sch Econ & Management, 689 Hua Dian Rd, Baoding 071003, Hebei, Peoples R China
North China Elect Power Univ, Energy & Econ Dev & Philosophy & Social Sci Res Ba, 689 HuaDian Rd, Baoding 071003, Hebei, Peoples R ChinaNorth China Elect Power Univ, Sch Econ & Management, 689 Hua Dian Rd, Baoding 071003, Hebei, Peoples R China
Li, Wei
Wang, Ting
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North China Elect Power Univ, Sch Econ & Management, 689 Hua Dian Rd, Baoding 071003, Hebei, Peoples R ChinaNorth China Elect Power Univ, Sch Econ & Management, 689 Hua Dian Rd, Baoding 071003, Hebei, Peoples R China
Wang, Ting
Lu, Can
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North China Elect Power Univ, Sch Econ & Management, 689 Hua Dian Rd, Baoding 071003, Hebei, Peoples R China
North China Elect Power Univ, Energy & Econ Dev & Philosophy & Social Sci Res Ba, 689 HuaDian Rd, Baoding 071003, Hebei, Peoples R ChinaNorth China Elect Power Univ, Sch Econ & Management, 689 Hua Dian Rd, Baoding 071003, Hebei, Peoples R China
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Aarhus Univ, Ctr Energy Technol, Dept Business Dev & Technol, Aarhus, Denmark
Univ Sussex, Sci Policy Res Unit SPRU, Business Sch, Brighton, England
Boston Univ, Dept Earth & Environm, Boston, MA USAAarhus Univ, Ctr Energy Technol, Dept Business Dev & Technol, Aarhus, Denmark
Sovacool, Benjamin K.
Bazilian, Morgan D.
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Payne Inst Publ Policy, Colorado Sch Mines, Golden, CO USAAarhus Univ, Ctr Energy Technol, Dept Business Dev & Technol, Aarhus, Denmark
Bazilian, Morgan D.
Kim, Jinsoo
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Hanyang Univ, Dept Earth Resources & Environm Engn, Seoul, South KoreaAarhus Univ, Ctr Energy Technol, Dept Business Dev & Technol, Aarhus, Denmark
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Univ Prince Edward Isl, Sch Climate Change & Adaptat, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
Univ Prince Edward Isl, Canadian Ctr Climate Change & Adaptat, St Peters Bay, PE, CanadaUniv Prince Edward Isl, Sch Climate Change & Adaptat, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
Boluwade, Alaba
Maceachern, Joe
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Univ Prince Edward Isl, Sch Climate Change & Adaptat, Charlottetown, PE, CanadaUniv Prince Edward Isl, Sch Climate Change & Adaptat, Charlottetown, PE, Canada