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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.
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Tokyo, Japan, 29 August 2024 - International climate organisation SteelWatch reacts to the announcement of Nippon Steel’s intention to make additional investments in coal-based steel production at the U.S. Steel Gary and Mon Valley sites, in a desperate and dangerous attempt to secure its acquisition (1).
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World number four steel producer, Nippon Steel, is failing to meet international standards and falling behind its competitors on climate action, due to its focus on coal-based steelmaking.
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ArcelorMittal does not live up to its own shiny claims of climate leadership because it is not on track to deliver the transformation needed to limit climate change to 1.5C, it is backtracking on its own stated commitments, and prioritising shareholders over decarbonisation in its financial decisions.
