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The contribution of the materials system to the emission reduction is shown in Figure 8. This result is based on<br />
a comparison of a set of calculations without materials (E) and a set of calculations with materials demand<br />
(E+M). The figure shows a very significant contribution for the materials system, up to 50% of the total emission<br />
reduction at lower penalty levels.<br />
EMISSION REDUCTION [MT CO2 EQUIV.]<br />
3500<br />
3000<br />
2500<br />
2000<br />
1500<br />
1000<br />
500<br />
E+M<br />
E<br />
0<br />
0 50 100<br />
PENALTY [ECU/T CO2]<br />
150 200<br />
Figure 8 Aggregated emission reduction for the energy system (E) and the integrated energy and materials<br />
system (E+M)<br />
The contribution of individual materials strategies is elaborated in Figure 9. Because of the definition of the<br />
materials system (see Figure 1), some emission reduction can be attributed to emission reduction in electricity<br />
production, fuel switches and increased industrial energy efficiency (e.g. for electricity that is used for materials<br />
production). End-of-pipe technology (for CO2 removal, industrial N2O conversion, CH4 capture from landfill<br />
sites and reduced landfilling) proves to be significant. The contribution of biomass feedstocks for the petrochemical<br />
industry is also significant. Charcoal is introduced for injection in blast furnaces. Some materials substitution<br />
occurs. On the waste management side, plastics incineration is replaced by hydrogenation and natural<br />
organic materials are used for energy recovery. Improved materials quality is modeled for concrete (high<br />
strength concrete) and for steel. Both options are introduced.