1、IATLANTIC COUNCILDECARBONIZING THE ALUMINUM MARKET:CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESNitya Aggarwal,Matthew Piotrowski,and George FramptonDecarbonizing the Aluminum Market:Challenges and OpportunitiesIIATLANTIC COUNCILDECARBONIZING THE ALUMINUM MARKET:CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESThis report was written an

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5、ke to thank the ClimateWorks Foundation for supporting our work on this project.IIIATLANTIC COUNCILDECARBONIZING THE ALUMINUM MARKET:CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESDecarbonizing the Aluminum Market:Challenges and OpportunitiesNitya Aggarwal,Matthew Piotrowski,and George FramptonIVATLANTIC COUNCILDECARB

6、ONIZING THE ALUMINUM MARKET:CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESTable of ContentsFOREWORD 1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2INTRODUCTION 3CURRENT PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM 4POTENTIAL DECARBONIZATION PATHWAYS 5CLEAN ENERGY 5RECYCLING 5ELECTRODE TECHNOLOGY6GREEN HYDROGEN AND CARBON CAPTURE,UTILIZATION,AND STORAGE 7T