Industry Sector Plan

Date published:
18 September 2025

The Australian Government has developed a Net Zero Plan on how Australia will transition to a net zero economy by 2050. 

The Industry Sector plan is one of 6 sectoral emissions reduction plans that support the Net Zero Plan. 

The plan covers how the Australian industrial and waste sectors will transition to a net zero economy. It addresses 9 industrial subsectors that represent the greatest opportunity and need for decarbonisation, and those most impacted by the economy’s transition. These are: 

  • alumina and aluminium manufacturing
  • food and beverages manufacturing
  • metals refining and smelting
  • cement and concrete production
  • iron and steel manufacturing
  • pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturing
  • chemicals and plastics manufacturing
  • manufacturing and additional industries
  • waste and resource recovery.   

We developed the plan with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW).

Explore the digital publication

  • Ministerial foreword

    Read a foreword by the Minister for Industry and Science and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy.
  • Executive summary

    Read the executive summary for the Industry Sector Plan.

Read the plan

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