United for Net Zero Public Private Collaboration to Accelerate Industry Decarbonization 2025

To shed light on the latest challenges hindering progress towards net zero, the Industry Net Zero Accelerator initiative has consulted with more than 60 senior executives in supply chains and operations across industries, and public sector, academic and international organization leaders. The consultations distilled the four areas that still face major barriers. Overcoming the most pressing challenges is paramount to advance decarbonization efforts and underscores the critical need for public-private collaboration (see Figure 5):1. Buy-in: Making the business case for net zero 2. Calculation: Calculating carbon emissions accurately 3. Mitigation: Supporting value chain decarbonization 4. Green business growth: Investing in climate technologies, infrastructure and market creationIndustry net zero: main barriers to acceleration Barriers to buy-in, calculation, mitigation and green business growth are hindering progress towards industry net zero.2 10 United for Net Zero: Public-Private Collaboration to Accelerate Industry Decarbonization