CONETZ (Connecting for Net Zero)
CONETZ exists to unite the materials and manufacturing ecosystem, providing a strategic convening body that connects people, programmes and policy. Our role is to translate ambition into coordinated action, ensuring innovation and investment is focused to deliver the greatest environmental and industrial impact.
What We Do
Embed Materials & Manufacturing at the Heart of Net Zero
Ensure materials and manufacturing are recognised as foundational enablers of Net Zero delivery, translating innovation into real industrial, economic, and societal impact.
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Align UK and International Net Zero Systems
Connect industry, academia, Research & Technology Organisations, government, and international partners to reduce fragmentation and enable coordinated, system-level action.
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Focus on High-Impact Decarbonisation Priorities​
Identify where materials and manufacturing innovation delivers the greatest decarbonisation value, including sustainable metals and materials, circular manufacturing, digitalisation, energy systems, skills, and industrial growth.
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Guide Evidence-Based Investment and Strategy​
Provide robust evidence by mapping current capabilities and future industrial product demand, integrating international insight to inform public and private investment and long-term strategy.
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Accelerate Scale-Up, Deployment, and Competitiveness​
Support resilient low-carbon supply chains and accelerate industrialisation and commercialisation to reduce risk, shorten time to deployment, and strengthen competitiveness and global leadership.
