The document discusses the implications of climate change for extractive and primary industries based on the IPCC's fifth assessment report. It highlights the significant contribution of these industries to global greenhouse gas emissions and outlines various strategies for mitigation, including efficiency improvements and changes in consumption patterns. Additionally, it points to the risks posed by climate change to energy security and resource access in industrial production.

1. Climte Chnge - Everyone's Business Implictions for Extractive and Primary IndustriesKey Findings from the Intergovernment
l P
nel on Clim
te Ch
nge (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) For more inform
tion cisl.cm.c.uk/ipcc and bsr.orgRisks and Opportunities for Extractive and Primary IndustriesClimate change is likely to aect many aspects of natural resource exploration and extraction, and the production of industrial commodities. Investments necessary for adaptation and mitigation measures are in many cases cost-eective. Greenhouse g
s (GHG) emissions from industry
lmost doubled between 1970
nd 2010. This reflects the ste
dy growth in world production trends for extr
ctive miner
l industries
nd prim
ry industries. Prim
ry industry
ccounts for
round 30% of tot
l glob
l GHG emissions. Most sector scen
rios project th
t glob
l dem
nd for industri
l products will incre
se by 45–60% by 2050 rel
tive to 2010 production levels. MININGSwitching from diesel-powered m
chinery to low-c
rbon energy sources is
n import
nt GHG mitig
tion str
tegy for this sector. CEMENTC
rbon dioxide (CO2) s
vings of 40% h
ve been reported on projects using ‘ultr
high-strength’ concrete. CHEMICALSIn the Netherlands, material e—ciency measures in plastics manufacture could halve emissions associated with plastic packaging. METALSModul
r product designs within the
luminium sector
llow longer product lives
nd so drive
n over
ll reduction in dem
nd for new m
teri
l. PULP AND PAPERReducing p
per weight for newsp
per
nd o—ce use could cut p
per dem
nd by 37%. Incre
sed recycling, printing on dem
nd, removing print to re-use p
per,
nd substitution by e-re
ders could
lso reduce dem
nd. DEMAND REDUCTION Reducing overll demnd for new product mterils, by chnging consumption ptternsPRODUCT-SERVICE EFFICIENCYUsing product for longer nd more intensivelyMATERIAL EFFICIENCY Reducing the mount of rw mteril needed to crete productENERGY EFFICIENCY Improving the rtio of energy consumption to production of mterilsEMISSION EFFICIENCY Reduced emissions per unit of energy usedDEMAND-RELATED STRATEGIESReducing the over
ll use of product materi
lRISKS TO INDUSTRYPhysic
l imp
cts of clim
te ch
nge, such
s rising se
levels, higher temper
tures
nd more extreme we
ther, could decre
se energy supply security, reduce
v
il
bility
nd
ccessibility of n
tur
l resources for production, d
m
ge industrial
nd tr
nsport infr
structure
nd reduce l
bour productivity. MITIGATIONAbsolute reductions in emissions from industry will require e—ciency improvements in
ll p
rts of the life cycle. Emissions c
n
lso be reduced by curbing dem
nd. The broad deployment of best
v
ilable technologies could reduce emissions intensity by
bout 25%, with innov
tion delivering
further potenti
l reduction of 20%. PRODUCTION-RELATED STRATEGIESImproving industri
l process e—cienciesCASE STUDIES