Final Thoughts

Some of you may remember when the year “2000” seemed like the distant future. That year we luckily escaped the perils of Y2K unscathed. My dad had a business selling used electrical equipment, and generators had been a hot commodity. A lot of panicking all over how computers recorded the date. The future arrived, and things carried on, as they do.

After this year’s Steel Summit, I came away with a similar feeling. Nothing to do with prepping for a calamity. Rather, formerly far-away target dates of “2030” or “2050” and words like “carbon neutral” seem like they’re very much a part of the here and now. Behind some of today’s headlines, those bigger issues are making themselves known.

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

Ethan Bernard

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