Knowledge Hub
Explore the latest insights, analysis and thought-leadership from across the FMC community in the race toward industry decarbonization.
Beyond the Premium: The Economics of Low-Carbon Metals
The technologies to decarbonize steel and aluminium are proven, but scaling low-carbon production requires long-term demand, stable policies and transparent pricing. Drawing on insights from a World Economic Forum First Movers Coalition roundtable with more than 50 participants, this report examines how governments and industry can create the conditions for investment.
Banking Carbon Removal: From Early Deals to Scalable Finance
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are advancing, but scaling deployment requires a financing model capable of supporting infrastructure-scale investment. Drawing on interviews with banks, asset managers and market intermediaries actively financing CDR, this report examines how long-term offtake agreements, robust crediting, insurance, public-private risk sharing and structured finance can turn early transactions into a scalable, bankable asset class.
Turning Challenge into Opportunity: Supplier Voices from Heavy-Emitting Sectors
To accelerate the decarbonization of heavy industry demands more than early market enthusiasm – it requires addressing the barriers that hinder suppliers from delivering low-carbon technologies and products at sufficient speed and scale. This report seeks to elevate the voices of the producers, project developers and innovators working within the hardest-to-abate heavy industrial sectors that underpin the world’s mobility and materials systems.
Unlocking Asia-Pacific as a First Mover: Australia’s Green Iron Opportunity
Iron ore is Australia’s largest export. In 2024 the country exported 866 million tonnes – more than half of global trade. As key markets in East Asia head towards net zero, there are compelling strategic, commercial and climate reasons to decarbonize this industry. Green iron could double Australia's iron ore revenues to more than AU$250 billion per year. It would hedge against the risk of falling income from coal and gas exports.
Green Procurement Playbook: The CPO’s Guide to Delivering Value for Business and Planet
Chief Executive Officers are under increasing pressure from boards, investors and regulators to drive progress on both economic returns and climate goals. In many sectors scope 3 emissions account for over 90% of all corporate greenhouse gas emissions, with a significant share coming from upstream activities such as purchased goods and services.
High-Emitting Sectors: Challenges and Opportunities for Low-Carbon Suppliers
Half the emissions cuts needed for net-zero by 2050 relies on technologies not yet available. The value chain, decarbonization pathways, and the challenges and opportunities for scaling up zero-emission technologies from the suppliers’ perspective are analyzed this report.
First Movers Coalition: Status Report
The global goal to reach net zero is critically dependent on transforming the high-emitting sectors of long-haul transportation and industrial materials that account for roughly 25% of all emissions. This report captures the achievements of the First Movers Coalition (FMC) in stimulating demand for low-carbon technologies since its launch in November 2021.
First Movers Coalition Cement and Concrete Procurement Guide
This report, developed by the World Economic Forum's First Movers Coalition, is intended for individuals directly or indirectly procuring near-zero cement and concrete. It provides a current view of the procurement landscape, key carbon accounting issues for cement and concrete, and language that may prove useful in passing along to suppliers and intermediaries.