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Monday 14 April 2025, London: The UK government’s emergency intervention to take control of the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe marks a critical step to…
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Tokyo, Japan, 31 March 2025 - Reacting to the closure of Nippon Steel’s Kashima coal-based blast furnace closure in Ibaraki, Japan, Roger Smith, Asia Lead…
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BRUSSELS, 19 MARCH 2025 – EU policymakers must galvanise a shift away from coal-based steelmaking to boost industrial competitiveness and guarantee a future for over…
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Tokyo, 23 January 2025 - Financial institutions are under increasing pressure over ongoing financial support for steelmaking with metallurgical coal, with a new global list…
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SteelWatch Explainer: Why steelmaking drives climate change – and why it doesn’t have to be this way
What needs demystifying? Steel is strong, shiny and essential to modern life. It is at the heart of our infrastructure and our economy. It plays a…
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What needs demystifying? There is an enduring myth that the automotive sector requires steel produced from coal-based blast furnaces to meet its quality standards. This has…
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As 2024 draws to an end, optimism on steel sector decarbonisation can feel in short supply. While impacts of the climate crisis accelerate, emissions are stubbornly high, sector debates are more focused on trade protection than on climate protection, and governments and companies are wobbling on their ambition. But stepping back, it is not all gloom. 2024 may be the year when tipping points were reached, and cracks in the status quo became undeniable.
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Responding to ArcelorMittal’s announced delay of its steel decarbonisation plans in Europe, climate campaigners have issued a sceptical analysis of the company’s latest move, which…
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With its “Super COURSE50” technology brand, Nippon Steel claims to use hydrogen injection and carbon capture to reduce climate-harming emissions from its steel plants.
