October 12, 2023--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) (Paris, France), direct emissions from the global aluminum sector have been rising over the past decade, driven by increasing production. One aluminum producer aiming to decarbonize its operations is Novelis Incorporated (Atlanta, Georgia), which said last week it plans to partner with Southern Company (NYSE:SO) (Atlanta, Georgia) subsidiary Alabama Power to "directly support the creation" of two unnamed solar generation plants in Alabama.