Transforming Chemicals

Transformation of the most widely used chemicals | critical factors

Ammonia: scaling up the use of green hydrogen production, with smaller roles for blue hydrogen and alternative pathways like methane pyrolysis and biomass-based hydrogen
Methanol: replace natural gas with a clean energy source such as green hydrogen or biomass; use synthetic CO2; capture process emissions
High-value chemicals like plastics: use alternative production methods such as bio-ethanol dehydration; capture and store cracker emissions; and increase recycling to reduce the need for virgin plastic production

Global burden of ammonia production

Industry-endorsed strategy for ammonia

In 2022, we developed an Ammonia Sector Transition Strategy in collaboration with a diverse set of industry leaders. This provides a shared vision for a clean ammonia future, modelling of pathways, real economy milestones and the industry, policy and finance actions required to get there. Assumptions have not been updated since publication, but the STS still represents a quantitative reference point.

Sector Transition Strategy documents

Report | Making net-zero ammonia possible 

Industry-backed 1.5°C aligned transition strategy download

Pathways to net zero interactive modelling
Model code github

Sponsored by: Energy Transition Commission, RMI, We mean business Coalition, World Economic Forum

Global Project Tracker | latest in-depth data

Further reading | Chemicals

Events

Reuters Events: Global Energy Forum 2026 | invitation

24 Jun 2026

Economic growth│energy transition│Event│USA

Reuters Events: Global Energy Forum 2026 brings together 600+ senior leaders from across energy, finance, technology and policy to address the decisions reshaping global energy markets.

Newsletter

Signal | Issue 33 | June 2026

08 Jun 2026

accelerate decarbonisation│clean industry pipeline│Global Project Tracker│investment│value chain

A rare bit of positive news in a turbulent year: clean industry investment is accelerating. Data from our newly-published Global Project Tracker update shows that 19 commercial-scale clean industrial projects reached final investment decision in the past six months – more than double the pace of a year ago.

Bright Spots

European Energy | Kassø

08 Jun 2026

e-methanol│Europe│Industrial decarbonisation│value chain

Kassø, in southern Denmark, is now home to one of the world’s first operational e-methanol facilities, producing 42,000 tonnes per year from a 304 MW solar park, a 52 MW electrolyser and biogenic CO₂ captured from a local biogas facility. It reached FID in January 2022 without operating subsidies and started operations in 2025.

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Press Release

01 Oct 2024

Mission Possible Partnership appoints Dick Benschop as Chair of the Board

Tuesday 1st October, Washington, DC; The Hague: Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) announces the appointment of Dick Benschop as the new

Bright Spots

05 Jan 2026

Repsol Ecoplanta | Spain

Repsol’s Ecoplanta project in Tarragona reached final investment decision (FID) in January 2025 and will pioneer the commercial-scale production of

Bright Spots

08 Jun 2026

LanzaJet | Freedom Pines Fuels USA

For the aviation sector, the transition to sustainable fuels is just getting started, but it is one of the areas

Newsletter

01 Dec 2025

Signal | Issue 29 | December 2025

Faustine Delasalle, CEO Mission Possible Partnership and Executive Director, the Industrial Transition Accelerator 2025 has been a year of quietly