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WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF A CLEAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

The world is transforming how it produces the materials, chemicals and fuels we all rely on.

Clean industry is coming. Those who act now can capture a trillion-dollar opportunity – building stronger economies, more resilient supply chains, creating new jobs, securing greater energy and food security, and leading the industries of the future.  

THIS IS THE TIME TO BUILD CLEAN NOW.

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70

clean industry plants operating worldwide

>700

in developmenT

<15

secure funding each year

$1.6tn

opportunity to be claimeD

CLEAN INDUSTRY WILL DELIVER STRONGER ECONOMIES

The global energy transition rests on three pillars: energy efficiency, renewable energy deployment, and clean industry. Efficiency reduces demand. Electrification shifts energy use to renewable power. Clean industry transforms production of the steel, cement, fuels, and chemicals that power our economies – and is developing now in 70 countries and counting.

Every country can benefit from new industrial development, new jobs, more resilient supply chains and greater energy and food security, all while supporting a healthier planet. Countries that move fastest will gain a competitive edge.

The projects exist, the technology works, the benefits are within reach. What is missing is the scale and speed of action.

A $1.6tn investment opportunity is going unclaimed

Globally, clean industry projects worth $1.6tn are being planned, but progress is too slow. Fewer than 15 plants secure the financing needed to break ground each year. It’s a growing yet unclaimed opportunity.

We can unleash unstoppable progress if we act now

This is the moment to accelerate the pace at which clean industrial projects are financed and built. The projects exist and benefits are in reach. With year-on-year acceleration, we can reach a critical mass of 800+ clean industrial plants financed by 2030 – forging the clean industrial future.

Source: Global Project Tracker (Mission Possible Partnership) June 2025

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REAL PROJECTS
REAL PROGRESS
REAL BRIGHT SPOTS

A CLEAN INDUSTRIAL FUTURE
IS COMING

Nearly 70 clean industrial plants are already operating worldwide, producing clean steel, aluminium, chemicals, and fuels at commercial scale. 65 more have secured investment and are now being built.

This is just the beginning. Nearly 700 projects have been announced and are in the global pipeline, spanning 70 countries. Getting these financed and built will transform economies, support a healthier planet and unleash unstoppable progress.

Explore the map to see where clean industry projects are taking shape.

Bright Spots Lead The Way

Every Bright Spot is an opportunity to inspire the next wave of progress.

Bright Spot

Rotterdam

Neste

Neste sees sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a key lever to decarbonise the aviation industry, with significant expansion planned for its Netherlands facility.

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Bright Spot

Boden

Stegra

Stegra’s is transforming the future of low-carbon steel production with its hydrogen-powered facility in Boden, Sweden.

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Bright Spot

Xeuilley

Vicat

Vicat is exploring new ways to decarbonise cement production with its Argilor Xeuilley cement plant in France.

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Build Clean Now is a global campaign to fast-track the clean industrial revolution.

Our mission is to accelerate the pace at which clean industrial projects are financed and built, year-on-year. With a near-term ambition to reach 50 financed projects over 2025–2026.

Whether you are shaping policy, building projects, or financing innovation, the choices you make now will define your role in this trillion-dollar opportunity. No one can do it alone, Build Clean Now is connecting leaders, sharing real-world solutions, and clearing barriers to progress.

WHEN GOVERNMENTS, INDUSTRY, AND FINANCE ALL CHAMPION CLEAN INDUSTRY, EVERYONE WINS.

GOVERNMENTS

Countries that champion clean industry will lead the new industrial revolution, creating stronger economies, attracting investment, and securing resilience for decades to come.

INDUSTRY

Leaders who act now will set global standards, win long-term contracts, and secure their place at the heart of the clean economy.

FINANCE

Investors who move first can shape the markets of the future across a diverse set of geographies. Clean industry is the new growth frontier.

SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY

TOGETHER WE CAN UNLEASH UNSTOPPABLE PROGRESS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

Working collaboratively to overcome the challenges to investment, we can accelerate year-on-year growth, turning plans into plants and reaching

800+ CLEAN INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS FINANCED BY 2030

Catalysing solutions to investment barriers

Leveraging successful examples of how to create favourable investment conditions for projects, we can encourage investment on the ground and get the pipeline of clean industry plants built.

Predictable demand for clean products 
Access to abundant, reliable, low-cost clean energy 
Astute blends of public and private financing

Build Clean now is turning these levers into action.

> COLLABORATIONS THAT GET PROJECTS MOVING

Country workshops bringing together policy makers, industry leaders, investors and civil society will identify solutions to unlock local projects.

> RALLYING INDUSTRIES AND GOVERNMENTS

Intelligence shared from real-world project experience on the most effective actions can fast-track plans into plants.

> SHARING SUCCESS STORIES AND BRIGHT SPOTS

Celebrating clean industry success stories and newly financed projects enables successful strategies to be rapidly replicated.

resources

Green Demand Policy | Green Purchase Toolkit | Global Project Tracker

BUILD CLEAN NOW

shaped in collaboration with a global network

“We are on the brink of a clean industry revolution. The projects are ready; the economic benefits are both clear and within reach. What we need now is bold, coordinated action. Governments, companies, and finance can unlock the investment that will turn plans into progress the world over. The moment is here — let’s build clean now.”

Faustine Delasalle

CEO, Mission Possible Partnership & Executive Director of Industrial Transition Accelerator

“In the next five years we can unleash huge progress – powered by innovators and entrepreneurs, enabled by Paris-aligned governments, creating millions of good jobs. That is why I fully support Build Clean Now – a global initiative to fast-track clean industry shifts, led by the Industrial Transition Accelerator.”

Simon Stiell

Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change

“We welcome the ‘Build Clean Now’ campaign — a global effort to unlock investment and accelerate clean industry. To achieve our shared goal of industrial decarbonization, cooperation and financing are essential. It is encouraging to witness growing momentum as the ITA, the Climate Club, and a diverse group of actors — including the private sector, philanthropy, and finance — are collaborating towards the same goal: shaping the global industry transition and drive real progress on decarbonization.”

Berthold Goeke

Co-Chair, Climate Club, Germany

“The clean industrial revolution is yet another area where the economics are moving faster than our politics. While the $1.6trn investment opportunity presented by clean industrial projects is going unclaimed, early movers will secure a competitive edge and reap the benefits from new industrial development, new jobs, more resilient supply chains and greater energy and food security. Now is the time for all countries to build clean and unlock the next wave of clean industrial plants.”

Christiana Figueres

Former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

“To reach a zero-carbon economy by mid-century, we must start now on the decarbonisation of heavy industry, shipping and aviation. That means financing and building clean industrial plants at speed. The Build Clean Now campaign highlights the companies now seizing the opportunity in both emerging and developed economies.”

Adair Turner

Chair, Energy Transitions Commission

“WBCSD is proud to support ITA’s ‘Build Clean Now’ campaign. This decisive decade demands urgent action to finance and scale clean industrial projects. Strong demand-side policies and improved access to capital are essential to accelerate deployment on the ground.”

Peter Bakker

President and CEO, WBCSD

“Industrial decarbonization is more than just cutting emissions. It is about creating opportunities for green development, jobs and prosperity. Build Clean Now is mobilizing countries, companies, and capital to accelerate the financing and construction of clean industry projects. UNIDO will work alongside ITA and all partners to accelerate industrial decarbonization making sure no one is left behind.”

Rana Ghoneim

Director of Energy and Climate Action, UNIDO

“Like the Global Matchmaking Platform, Build Clean Now is about mobilising countries, companies, and capital providers to turn ambition into action. GMP supports countries in unlocking action on the ground, identifying projects and programs that are a priority for them. This campaign is the push we need to fast-track the clean industrial revolution by unlocking projects on the ground, and GMP looks forward to supporting achieving this goal, working closely with the countries and partners committed to making this change.”

Sarbojit Pal

Head of the Secretariat, Global Matchmaking Platform of the Climate Club

“Clean industry is already reshaping markets. Build Clean Now anchors ambition in practical solutions that countries and companies can deliver.”

María Mendiluce

CEO, We Mean Business Coalition

“Decisive action today is essential to achieving a zero-carbon economy. By accelerating investment in clean industrial plants, we can move from planning to reality and unlock stronger, more resilient economic growth.”

Eveline Speelman

Partner & Head of Energy Practice, Systemiq