Overview of publications in section:
Commentary
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As part of Nippon Steel’s takeover, U. S. Steel has trumpeted a new USD 1.9 billion investment in direct reduction of iron ore (DRI) at…
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Until recently, the steel industry was said to be ‘hard to abate,’ and companies were rarely held accountable for their lack of climate actions. What…
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The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the bedrock of European climate policy and the world’s most rigorous and ambitious carbon pricing instrument. While the…
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The transition of the global steel industry to near-zero emissions production made little progress in 2025. This year was defined not by decisive movement toward steel decarbonisation, but by the dominance of tariffs, cost pressures, uncertainty over policy incentives, and politicisation of steel within national security debates.
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The steel sector is a major driver of climate change, and while many companies talk up plans to cut carbon emissions, tracking decarbonisation and other…
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In every major transition, there are actors on both sides. The European Union’s phase-out of free allowances under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the…
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The journey of global steel decarbonisation is in a sticky patch. Making iron with coal drives the bulk of the industry emissions — but the…
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Earlier in May 2025, I joined the Advocacy Tour organised by Fair Steel Coalition as a representative of SteelWatch. The tour brought together 20 activists…
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Since June 2023, SteelWatch has established itself as a bold new voice in the climate movement, challenging the global steel industry to play its part…
