International Energy Agency
Energy Technology Perspectives 2026
The IEA's report on clean energy technologies, their supply chains and the cost of making low-emissions materials. It states, in its own words, how much more near-zero emissions steel and cement are expected to cost to produce than conventional steel and cement in 2035 in the Stated Policies Scenario (STEPS) without policy support (steel about 20-145% higher, USD 125-600 per tonne of crude steel; cement 75-150%, USD 50-175 per tonne), and the cost premium of low-emissions urea in Japan in 2035 (about 80%, about 55% with imported low-emissions ammonia). Values are projections, quoted with their page; unless stated otherwise the report's US dollars are real 2024 dollars at market exchange rates.
Numbers published from it
- Extra cost of near-zero emissions cement in 2035, percent (IEA)
- Extra cost of near-zero emissions cement in 2035, per tonne (IEA)
- Extra cost of near-zero emissions steel in 2035, percent (IEA)
- Extra cost of near-zero emissions steel in 2035, per tonne (IEA)
- Extra cost of low-emissions urea in Japan in 2035 (IEA)
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The full report. Read: page 32 (US dollars are real 2024 dollars unless stated otherwise), page 73 (urea, Figure 1.17), page 139 (near-zero emissions steel dashboard), page 141 (near-zero emissions cement dashboard) and the dashboard method notes on pages 162-163.
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/8483779b-e472-435b-b173-2156f92b8a33/EnergyTechnologyPerspectives2026.pdf
Status
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- Published in March 2026 and revised in April and July 2026 (the corrections are listed at www.iea.org/corrections, which blocks scripts). A revision replaces the PDF at the same address; the build re-finds every quote on its page.
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