Our industry can lead the way on net-zero emissions

Dear friends and colleagues in the AM community,

The UN IPCC report released this morning is dire reading and has been labeled a code red for humanity by UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. In short, the extreme weather we have all been experiencing around our planet in recent months is only the tip of a rapidly melting iceberg.

Without a significant push towards emissions reduction, global targets will not be met. Efforts are underway in the US, EU and elsewhere to limit global warming to 1.5-2°C above pre-industrial averages, with the EU’s Green Deal initiative adopted last month committing to cut European output to half of 1990 greenhouse emission levels by 2030 and to reach net-zero by 2050.

A problem however is that the world’s manufacturing and supply chains are currently unable to support these targets. Credible solutions around retrofitting, waste reduction, on-demand manufacturing and digital supply chains are urgently needed. Additive manufacturing has a key role to play and there is an opportunity for our industry to lead the way towards net zero.

For this to happen however, we need as an industry to join together to educate our suppliers and customers. We need design and sourcing strategies that optimize for emission reductions. We need baseline reporting standards and to integrate emissions metrics in procurement standards and performance tracking. We must work across the ecosystem to amplify demand-side commitments and to push sector best practices.

As a starting point, we here at Ivaldi are putting together a virtual working group with the mission to establish best practices for net-zero on demand-supply chains.

 We would like you to join us.  Sign up below or contact us on codeblue@ivaldi.io for more information.

Thanks,

Espen