Steelmakers have options to reduce carbon emissions Incremental and major changes are possible and necessary

Incremental and major changes are possible and necessary

By Robert Hiltz

August 24, 2020

Mining companies are pushing for less carbon-intensive steel production in order to reduce the industry's overall CO2 footprint. Shutterstock

How do you solve the problem of carbon emissions in steelmaking? It is a pressing question for both steelmakers and the miners who supply them. One with no easy answers. The massive scale of steel production makes the industry’s carbon footprint large, but it also means that even small gains can have a large effect.

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