The ongoing energy transition based on the substitution of fossil feedstocksa se nergy sourcesw ith renewablee nergy (RE) sourcesdemands reconsideration of current industrial chemical production,w hich is anticipated to be at the end of this cycle. The main element determining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during chemical production is the use of fossil fuels to drive chemical transformations, rather than their use as sources of carbon.F urthermore, RE will become progressively cheaper as as ource of energy with respectt ot hat derived fromf ossil fuels and new chemical raw materials such as methanol, derived from the conversion of waste CO 2 ,w illb ecome available on al arge scale, being used as energy vectors to transport RE on ag lobals cale. There are thus converging sustainability elements indicating the need to move to af uture scenario of chemicali ndustrialp roduction denoted as "RE-driven chemistry", which can also provide ag reat opportunity for innovation and competitivity in chemical industry.I nt his Essay we discuss how it is realistic to conceive of RE-driven chemistry,w hich will be an on-incremental change to move to al ow-carbon economy,t hat is, with ad ecreasei nG HG emissions by up to 80 %. However,t his objective requires the fulfillment of two criteria: i) the use of RE-driven processes for the production of base raw materials, such as olefins,m ethanol, and ammonia,w hich are at the top of the chemical production value chain and ii)the development of RE-driven routes that simultaneously realize process and energy intensification, that is, which combine the use of RE in substitution of fossil fuels to significantly reducethe number of the process steps. Twospecific examples of using RE to realize novel conversion pathways are discussed: the direct synthesies of ammonia from N 2 andH 2 Oa nd that of acetic acid from CO 2 and H 2 O. They exemplify the above concept and the possibility of ar eductiono fo ver 80 % in GHG emissions. Some aspects of the production of olefins from renewable methanola re also discussed. Enabling this vision of an ew chemical industrial production based on the use of RE requires significant investment in new production technologies, because an on-incremental change in chemical industry-thedevelopment of newm aterials, reactors and processes( for example, based on the use of electrons and photons rather than heat as today)-is an ecessity.T hese novel technologiesw ill offer the opportunity to overcome the actual industrial process, by switching from largei ntegrated chemical plantst oad istributed modelo fp roduction with various sustainability benefits.