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💡 Japan’s leading energy think-tank, Renewable Energy Institute (REI)’s latest commentary on Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF)’s so-called “mass balance” accounting scheme outlines the main challenges of this scheme, which doesn't result in cleaning up the actual steel production processes 👇
Decarbonizing Steel (Part 1: Japan): Remaining Challenges for Mass Balance Products | Column | Renewable Energy Institute
This column outlines the current progress of low-carbon steel initiatives in Japan and worldwide, emphasizing the key factors for advancing production that meaningfully supports decarbonization, foste...
www.renewable-ei.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
💡 Japan’s leading energy think-tank, Renewable Energy Institute (REI)’s latest commentary on Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF)’s so-called “mass balance” accounting scheme outlines the main challenges of this scheme, which doesn't result in cleaning up the actual steel production processes 👇
📘A new Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report explores Oman’s potential for advancing in the green iron and steel transition.
Read the report here: bit.ly/48w0TK2
#GreenSteel #GreenHydrogen #GreenIron #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction
Read the report here: bit.ly/48w0TK2
#GreenSteel #GreenHydrogen #GreenIron #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📘A new Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report explores Oman’s potential for advancing in the green iron and steel transition.
Read the report here: bit.ly/48w0TK2
#GreenSteel #GreenHydrogen #GreenIron #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction
Read the report here: bit.ly/48w0TK2
#GreenSteel #GreenHydrogen #GreenIron #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction
Standards alignment is good news. Now steelmakers must act.
Chinese, European and global industry bodies have announced a new effort to align their steel decarbonisation standards.
Chinese, European and global industry bodies have announced a new effort to align their steel decarbonisation standards.
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Standards alignment is good news. Now steelmakers must act.
Chinese, European and global industry bodies have announced a new effort to align their steel decarbonisation standards.
Chinese, European and global industry bodies have announced a new effort to align their steel decarbonisation standards.
🌍As we are in the last week of #COP30, which is being hailed as an implementation COP, it is clear that we are not on track to the 1.5C goal. It’s worth reminding ourselves that the steel industry is a significant contributor to climate change.
#SteelDecarbonisation #GreenSteel #ClimateAction
#SteelDecarbonisation #GreenSteel #ClimateAction
November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🌍As we are in the last week of #COP30, which is being hailed as an implementation COP, it is clear that we are not on track to the 1.5C goal. It’s worth reminding ourselves that the steel industry is a significant contributor to climate change.
#SteelDecarbonisation #GreenSteel #ClimateAction
#SteelDecarbonisation #GreenSteel #ClimateAction
Embarrassing for ArcelorMittal & @nippon-steel.bsky.social 😳
Their AM/NS India joint venture got scored fourth out of four in Carbon Transition Analytics’ assessment of the transition planning of major steelmakers in India.
Their AM/NS India joint venture got scored fourth out of four in Carbon Transition Analytics’ assessment of the transition planning of major steelmakers in India.
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Embarrassing for ArcelorMittal & @nippon-steel.bsky.social 😳
Their AM/NS India joint venture got scored fourth out of four in Carbon Transition Analytics’ assessment of the transition planning of major steelmakers in India.
Their AM/NS India joint venture got scored fourth out of four in Carbon Transition Analytics’ assessment of the transition planning of major steelmakers in India.
@agoraind.bsky.social's new policy brief, “Achieving climate-neutral steel by 2050,” comes at a pivotal moment in 2025, when policy, #GreenIron, and standards discussions are accelerating despite global geopolitical tensions.
#GreenSteel #COP30
#GreenSteel #COP30
Achieving climate-neutral steel by 2050
How the steel sector can shift from coal-based to clean production
www.agora-industry.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
@agoraind.bsky.social's new policy brief, “Achieving climate-neutral steel by 2050,” comes at a pivotal moment in 2025, when policy, #GreenIron, and standards discussions are accelerating despite global geopolitical tensions.
#GreenSteel #COP30
#GreenSteel #COP30
Iron & steel producers, Meranti, Fortescue, Vale, Emsteel, Jindal, GravitHy, Stegra, & SSAB, have signed a Call to Action reaffirming their commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, & to align near-term strategies with a 1.5C pathway.
Read the Call to Action👇
#GreenSteel #ClimateAction
Read the Call to Action👇
#GreenSteel #ClimateAction
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Iron & steel producers, Meranti, Fortescue, Vale, Emsteel, Jindal, GravitHy, Stegra, & SSAB, have signed a Call to Action reaffirming their commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, & to align near-term strategies with a 1.5C pathway.
Read the Call to Action👇
#GreenSteel #ClimateAction
Read the Call to Action👇
#GreenSteel #ClimateAction
‼️Australia risks locking itself out of a green steel future
A new Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) analysis warns Australian companies that doubling down on gas-based iron and steelmaking is the wrong path for the future.
#GreenSteel #GreenIron #SteelDecarbonisation
A new Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) analysis warns Australian companies that doubling down on gas-based iron and steelmaking is the wrong path for the future.
#GreenSteel #GreenIron #SteelDecarbonisation
Australia’s steel sector too focused on replacing one fossil fuel with another
Australia will struggle to compete on cost with the Middle East on gas-based iron and steelmaking. Producing iron and steel using gas is emissions-intensive. Trying to reduce emissions with carbon cap...
ieefa.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
‼️Australia risks locking itself out of a green steel future
A new Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) analysis warns Australian companies that doubling down on gas-based iron and steelmaking is the wrong path for the future.
#GreenSteel #GreenIron #SteelDecarbonisation
A new Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) analysis warns Australian companies that doubling down on gas-based iron and steelmaking is the wrong path for the future.
#GreenSteel #GreenIron #SteelDecarbonisation
📢Methane is the steel sector’s silent climate risk & it’s no longer invisible. @unep.org's IMEO recently released the “An Eye on Methane: From measurement to momentum” report, highlighting a blind spot in global #SteelDecarbonisation: methane from metallurgical coal (#MetCoal). Read more👇
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November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📢Methane is the steel sector’s silent climate risk & it’s no longer invisible. @unep.org's IMEO recently released the “An Eye on Methane: From measurement to momentum” report, highlighting a blind spot in global #SteelDecarbonisation: methane from metallurgical coal (#MetCoal). Read more👇
The steel industry is a significant contributor to climate change – at least 11% of annual CO2 emissions can be attributed to the steel sector. But the problem isn’t steel but rather how it’s made 🤔
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October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The steel industry is a significant contributor to climate change – at least 11% of annual CO2 emissions can be attributed to the steel sector. But the problem isn’t steel but rather how it’s made 🤔
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#SteelNewsWatch
Insightful @policyalternatives.ca article highlighting why Canada should not overlook the value of #GreenIron & #GreenSteel in national development & trade diversification plans. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JqRWYV
#SteelDecarbonisation
Insightful @policyalternatives.ca article highlighting why Canada should not overlook the value of #GreenIron & #GreenSteel in national development & trade diversification plans. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JqRWYV
#SteelDecarbonisation
To Become a Clean “Energy Superpower,” Canada Needs “Green” Steel and Iron | CCPA
With the weight of the U.S. trade war challenging key export industries, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers have set up camp in Washington, D.C., hoping to convince President Trump to reduce tariffs on imported Canadian steel, aluminum, lumber and automobiles.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#SteelNewsWatch
Insightful @policyalternatives.ca article highlighting why Canada should not overlook the value of #GreenIron & #GreenSteel in national development & trade diversification plans. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JqRWYV
#SteelDecarbonisation
Insightful @policyalternatives.ca article highlighting why Canada should not overlook the value of #GreenIron & #GreenSteel in national development & trade diversification plans. Read more: https://bit.ly/3JqRWYV
#SteelDecarbonisation
@nippon-steel.bsky.social's transparency & integrity is “low” & its emissions reduction goals only cover its operations in Japan despite its growing global expansion including the U.S. Steel acquisition, according to a new Climate Integrate (a Japanese think tank) assessment:
Assessing Net Zero 2025: Tracking Progress of 10 Japanese Companies | Climate Integrate
≫ Download Full Report（PDF・24 pages）
climateintegrate.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
@nippon-steel.bsky.social's transparency & integrity is “low” & its emissions reduction goals only cover its operations in Japan despite its growing global expansion including the U.S. Steel acquisition, according to a new Climate Integrate (a Japanese think tank) assessment:
‼️ArcelorMittal: Climate, Nature, & Human Rights in Focus
@banktrack.bsky.social shared the 1st edition of the #ArcelorMittal Quarterly Risk briefing. It aims to give ArcelorMittal investors & financiers a holistic view of its global operations through a climate, nature & human rights lens. Read 👇
@banktrack.bsky.social shared the 1st edition of the #ArcelorMittal Quarterly Risk briefing. It aims to give ArcelorMittal investors & financiers a holistic view of its global operations through a climate, nature & human rights lens. Read 👇
www.banktrack.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
‼️ArcelorMittal: Climate, Nature, & Human Rights in Focus
@banktrack.bsky.social shared the 1st edition of the #ArcelorMittal Quarterly Risk briefing. It aims to give ArcelorMittal investors & financiers a holistic view of its global operations through a climate, nature & human rights lens. Read 👇
@banktrack.bsky.social shared the 1st edition of the #ArcelorMittal Quarterly Risk briefing. It aims to give ArcelorMittal investors & financiers a holistic view of its global operations through a climate, nature & human rights lens. Read 👇
A new @reclaimfinance.org report highlights that banks still aren't financing sufficient sustainable power generation, that's essential for the high-emissions steel sector to cut its huge climate footprint. It’s time for banks to shift capital from fossil fuels to renewables. Read more👇
#GreenSteel
#GreenSteel
No fossil-free steel without sustainable power: banks must step up - Reclaim Finance
By failing to support the development of sufficient sustainable power supply, banks are jeopardizing the decarbonization of the steel sector as a whole.
reclaimfinance.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A new @reclaimfinance.org report highlights that banks still aren't financing sufficient sustainable power generation, that's essential for the high-emissions steel sector to cut its huge climate footprint. It’s time for banks to shift capital from fossil fuels to renewables. Read more👇
#GreenSteel
#GreenSteel
The EU’s forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is already having ripple effects around the world. From Istanbul to Seoul to Beijing, policymakers and companies are now discussing how to design carbon pricing systems of their own.
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The EU’s forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is already having ripple effects around the world. From Istanbul to Seoul to Beijing, policymakers and companies are now discussing how to design carbon pricing systems of their own.
Climate policy isn’t just about ambition, it’s about consistency.
The EU’s plan to phase out free pollution allowances for steelmakers under the Emissions Trading System & replace them with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was agreed years ago. It’s a gradual shift, but a vital one.
The EU’s plan to phase out free pollution allowances for steelmakers under the Emissions Trading System & replace them with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was agreed years ago. It’s a gradual shift, but a vital one.
October 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Climate policy isn’t just about ambition, it’s about consistency.
The EU’s plan to phase out free pollution allowances for steelmakers under the Emissions Trading System & replace them with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was agreed years ago. It’s a gradual shift, but a vital one.
The EU’s plan to phase out free pollution allowances for steelmakers under the Emissions Trading System & replace them with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was agreed years ago. It’s a gradual shift, but a vital one.
Speaking in Brussels, our Executive Director explained why greenwashing happens & why civil society needs to add further scrutiny to the claims of steelmakers.
📽️Watch the video👇
📽️Watch the video👇
October 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Speaking in Brussels, our Executive Director explained why greenwashing happens & why civil society needs to add further scrutiny to the claims of steelmakers.
📽️Watch the video👇
📽️Watch the video👇
Iron- & steelmaking often go hand-in-hand, happening in the same place. Speaking in Brussels, our Executive Director explained to an EU audience why decoupling iron- & steelmaking deserves an honest conversation & can secure a cleaner #SteelIndustry & all the downstream industries.
📽️Watch👇
📽️Watch👇
October 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Iron- & steelmaking often go hand-in-hand, happening in the same place. Speaking in Brussels, our Executive Director explained to an EU audience why decoupling iron- & steelmaking deserves an honest conversation & can secure a cleaner #SteelIndustry & all the downstream industries.
📽️Watch👇
📽️Watch👇
Speaking in Brussels, SteelWatch Executive Director, @carolineashley.bsky.social, stressed that Europe’s commitment to decarbonising steel is not only vital at home, it also sets the tone for global markets. Watch👇
#GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation
#GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation
October 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Speaking in Brussels, SteelWatch Executive Director, @carolineashley.bsky.social, stressed that Europe’s commitment to decarbonising steel is not only vital at home, it also sets the tone for global markets. Watch👇
#GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation
#GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation
#HyundaiDriveChange coalition, of which SteelWatch is a member, is calling on Hyundai to:
🪨 Get dirty coal out of its supply chain
💯 Accelerate progress towards 100% EV sales
🪨 Get dirty coal out of its supply chain
💯 Accelerate progress towards 100% EV sales
October 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#HyundaiDriveChange coalition, of which SteelWatch is a member, is calling on Hyundai to:
🪨 Get dirty coal out of its supply chain
💯 Accelerate progress towards 100% EV sales
🪨 Get dirty coal out of its supply chain
💯 Accelerate progress towards 100% EV sales
In Brussels today, SteelWatch Executive Director, Caroline Ashley, urged the EU not to backtrack on carbon pricing for the #SteelIndustry. “The announced phase-out of free emissions under ETS set clear guidelines for business planning. Wobbling now will deter green investment, now & in future.
October 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In Brussels today, SteelWatch Executive Director, Caroline Ashley, urged the EU not to backtrack on carbon pricing for the #SteelIndustry. “The announced phase-out of free emissions under ETS set clear guidelines for business planning. Wobbling now will deter green investment, now & in future.
The Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS) is hosting a high-level event where policymakers, industry leaders, standardisation bodies & civil society will explore how transparent standards can play a key role in creating lead markets for #CleanSteel, drive innovation & ensure trust.
Join: eurac.tv/9Ybo
Join: eurac.tv/9Ybo
September 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS) is hosting a high-level event where policymakers, industry leaders, standardisation bodies & civil society will explore how transparent standards can play a key role in creating lead markets for #CleanSteel, drive innovation & ensure trust.
Join: eurac.tv/9Ybo
Join: eurac.tv/9Ybo
A new Trellis investigation highlights how ArcelorMittal is prioritising shareholder returns over decarbonisation.
#GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction
Read more 👇
#GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction
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ArcelorMittal’s struggle to reach its 2030 climate goals
Like many of its peers, ArcelorMittal, has wrested with economic realities in its decarbonization journey.
trellis.net
September 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A new Trellis investigation highlights how ArcelorMittal is prioritising shareholder returns over decarbonisation.
#GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction
Read more 👇
#GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction
Read more 👇
SteelWatch Executive Director, @carolineashley.bsky.social, will be joining a panel discussion to explore how the LESS standard can help create lead markets for clean steel & what else needs to be done in Europe to create a decarbonised industry.
👉 Join the event remotely: eurac.tv/9Ybo
#GreenSteel
👉 Join the event remotely: eurac.tv/9Ybo
#GreenSteel
September 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
SteelWatch Executive Director, @carolineashley.bsky.social, will be joining a panel discussion to explore how the LESS standard can help create lead markets for clean steel & what else needs to be done in Europe to create a decarbonised industry.
👉 Join the event remotely: eurac.tv/9Ybo
#GreenSteel
👉 Join the event remotely: eurac.tv/9Ybo
#GreenSteel
We applaud business leaders who push back on sceptics that dismiss climate change, who argue for urgent action, and indeed take action in their business. In this instance, it’s Andrew Forrest, Executive Chairman of Fortescue, an Australian iron mining company. Watch👇
#GreenSteel #ClimateAction #UNGA
#GreenSteel #ClimateAction #UNGA
Video: Australian Businessman Challenges Trump on Climate Change
Andrew Forrest, the executive chairman of the mining company Fortescue, invited President Trump to see the damage Australia is experiencing as the planet heats up.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We applaud business leaders who push back on sceptics that dismiss climate change, who argue for urgent action, and indeed take action in their business. In this instance, it’s Andrew Forrest, Executive Chairman of Fortescue, an Australian iron mining company. Watch👇
#GreenSteel #ClimateAction #UNGA
#GreenSteel #ClimateAction #UNGA