How Deloitte Uses AI for Industrial Carbon Capture
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Published Time: 2025-09-28T07:30:33Z
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How Deloitte Deploys AI for Industrial Carbon Capture
By Kitty Wheeler
September 28, 2025
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Daniel Gribbin, Director of Sustainability at Deloitte Middle East, guides clients to leverage AI and hydrogen technologies to accelerate net zero goals.
Daniel Gribbin, Director of Sustainability at Deloitte Middle East, is working with industrial clients to apply AI across steel, cement, and oil and gas operations. His focus centers on helping these hard-to-abate sectors find practical ways to reduce emissions while maintaining operational efficiency.
Rather than simply installing traditional carbon capture systems, Daniel’s team explores how AI can enhance broader sustainability efforts. Machine learning (ML) models help optimize energy usage across industrial processes, predict when equipment needs maintenance to reduce costly downtime, and improve supply chain efficiencies that collectively lower carbon footprints.
This approach shows a growing understanding that effective decarbonization requires more than standalone solutions. By integrating AI across various operational areas, industrial clients can achieve what Daniel describes as 'scalable and sustainable decarbonization' that makes both environmental and economic sense.
Deloitte demonstrates its commitment to climate action through its WorldClimate ambition and net zero by 2040 target. The firm supports organizations in applying digital twins, advanced analytics, and AI to optimize energy use, integrate renewables more effectively, and reduce system inefficiencies.
ESG today is no longer just a compliance or reputational exercise; it is a critical driver of economic performance. Deloitte helps clients embed ESG into core strategy by linking it directly to financial outcomes, such as attracting green financing and securing investor confidence.
In hard-to-abate sectors like steel and oil, AI is instrumental in optimizing energy usage, predicting maintenance needs, and improving supply chain efficiencies. Deloitte also advises on financial and regulatory considerations, helping clients evaluate green investment strategies and engage with policymakers.
The UAE’s Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap aims to make the country a global hub for low-carbon hydrogen by 2031. Deloitte contributes by advising stakeholders on hydrogen economics, supply chain development, and regulatory frameworks.
Deloitte has supported public and private organizations across the Middle East in moving from ambition to action on net zero. The firm collaborates with governments to design national sustainability frameworks and assists corporate entities in setting science-based targets and developing comprehensive decarbonization pathways.
Progress is accelerating across the region, with Deloitte playing a crucial role in ensuring efforts are technically robust, economically viable, and socially inclusive.