SDG 09: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Steel industry makes ‘pivotal’ shift towards lower-carbon production

Sep 18, 2023

Collectively, the iron and steel industry account for 11% of global carbon emissions and 7-9% of global greenhouse emissions. Image: Pexels/Bence Szemerey

Molly Lempriere

Section Editor (Policy), Carbon Brief

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Global steel production (dashed yellow line) and capacity by type (columns), millions of tonnes per annum. Image: Global Energy Monitor (2023).

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Coal-based steelmaking capacity under development, thousands of tonnes per annum (ttpa), and related stranded asset risks, billions of dollars, in countries with net-zero targets. Image: Global Steel Plant Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, March 2023.

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