The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has laid out a blueprint for boosting the country's industrial clean energy infrastructure, detailing plans to reduce carbon emissions across the manufacturing sector by as much as 58% by 2040, and 87% by 2050. 

According to the DOE, industrial manufacturing accounts for roughly 20% of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. With the department's "National Blueprint for a Clean & Competitive Industrial Sector," the hope is to partner with the private sector and a collection of government agencies to cut pollution, replace machinery that runs on fossil fuels with electrified alternatives, and strengthen supply chains by making the manufacturing industry less susceptible to climate change-related disruptions. 

“Implementing the strategies outlined in this blueprint will improve public health, accelerate innovation to support U.S. international competitiveness, and create even more good-paying U.S. jobs," U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk said in a November 18 release. 

The roadmap also includes plans to roll out tax credits to incentivize electrification, expand existing federal grants to facilities that implement emerging green technologies, and offer low-interest loans to businesses to replace carbon-intensive manufacturing equipment. Under the Biden administration, the U.S. has set a goal to achieve economy-wide net zero emissions by 2050, although it's unclear whether that standard will remain in place once the Trump administration takes over in January 2025.