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    May 26, 2022

    SteelZero Hopes to Speed Up Global Transition to Net Zero Steel

    Written by Laura Miller

    SteelZero has released a series of suggestions in a new policy paper that it feels governments must take to support and speed up the global steel industry’s goals of achieving net zero emissions.

    analysisSteelZero, a global initiative led by international non-profit Climate Group in partnership with ResponsibleSteel, believes decision makers in government first need to agree on and promote a global standard and definition of what low emission and net zero actually are. They must also create a level playing field for net zero steel in all global markets. Getting businesses to measure and report on carbon emissions and setting expectations on what steelmakers need to do to drastically cut carbon emissions is also needed, the initiative says.

    Laura Miller

    Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

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