U.S. government to begin calculating the emissions of industrial products
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to launch a pilot program designed to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of certain industrial products. According to the agency, the White House Task Force on Climate, Trade, and Industrial Competitiveness, in partnership with Congress, stakeholders, and trade partners, will work to develop GHG intensity measurement tools and approaches for select industrial products. To support this initiative, the DOE will compile and analyze statistics on the GHG intensity of certain energy-intensive industrial products.
What people are saying
In a recent quote, U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David M. Turk said, “The historic Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have sparked a wave of government-enabled and private sector-led investments in clean energy, helping our manufacturers become the cleanest and most competitive in the world. Together with our international partners, the U.S. will significantly reduce emissions in our industrial supply chains while supporting competitive clean manufacturing.”
U.S. National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi added, “For too long, people dismissed industrial emissions – a major source of climate pollution – as too hard to tackle. But the Biden-Harris Administration is changing the game, using all tools in the policy toolbox to accelerate the industrial transformation that we need to meet our climate goals and support good manufacturing jobs in hard-hit industrial communities. We’re now making progress in building the data infrastructure we need to accelerate this clean manufacturing strategy, enabling us to track and propel reductions in industrial emissions and support the competitiveness of clean manufacturing as the emissions intensity of traded goods becomes increasingly important.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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