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 accelerating.  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.

161

clean industrial plants now operating or under construction worldwide 

>900

in developmenT

19

projects secured funding in the last 6 months

DOUBLED

pace of clean industry financing in last 6 months

CLEAN INDUSTRY WILL DELIVER STRONGER ECONOMIES

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. Momentum is building.

Investment is accelerating – more than double the pace of a year earlier.

In the past six months, 19 clean industry projects have reached Final Investment Decision (FID) – more than double the rate recorded a year earlier and worth an estimated $43 billion. Each new plan reinforces the business for the next – driving down costs and improving investor confidence.

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.

Build Clean Now fast-tracks clean industrial progress

We spotlight successful projects around the world and help surface and bring about solutions to the challenges facing clean industry.

Build Clean Now galvanises action on national pipelines by bringing people together to accelerate clean industrial investments on the ground.  

We do this through targeted country workshops and by mobilising a 
broad ecosystem of countries, corporates and capital organisations around a menu of effective interventions 
to fast-track projects.

Working together to unlock local clean industrial projects

A clean industrial future is rising.

Targeted Country Workshops

Through our targeted country workshops, Build Clean Now mobilises national clean industry decision-makers, to diagnose specific barriers to investment and uncover solutions.

They are practical and focused, bringing together the people with the knowledge, the experience and the desire to progress clean industry.

The results of the workshops will be compiled and presented in briefing documents, highlighting the results of the results and recommendations. They will be published here as resources for all to use. 

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Bright Spots Lead The Way

161 clean industrial plants are now operating or are under construction now, worldwide, producing clean materials, chemicals, and fuels at commercial scale, while another 62 have secured investment and are now being built.

Clean industry plants are securing finance at their fastest pace yet, as countries and companies seek to reduce exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets and strengthen the supply chains that will power future growth.

REAL PROJECTS

REAL PROGRESS


REAL BRIGHT SPOTS  

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.

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.

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SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY

Catalysing solutions to investment barriers

By highlighting 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 productsβ€―  
  • Access to abundant, reliable, low-cost clean energyβ€― 
  • Astute blends of public and private financingβ€― 

Build Clean now is turning these levers into action.

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.​

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

“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

Aluminium

China Hongqiao Group

Project: operating and under construction

“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

“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 β€” let’s build clean now.”

Faustine Delasalle

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

Aviation (SAF)

Neste

Total project investment €2.5 billion

“The clean industrial revolution is yet another area where the economics are moving faster than our politics. While the $2 trillion 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

“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

Cement

Ecocem

Industrial-scale rollout of ACT

“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 β€˜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

Chemicals

LONGi Green Methanol

180,000 tonnes per year of biomethanol

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

Berthold Goeke

Co-Chair, Climate Club, Germany

“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

Steel

Stegra

Total project investment €6.5 billion

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

MarΓ­a Mendiluce

CEO, We Mean Business Coalition

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