News & Analysis

11 November 2024

A question of demand – hydrogen and renewable electricity for the EU steel and iron transition

Written by Eileen Torres Morales, Aaron Maltais

The steel industry needs to cut carbon emissions by 55% by 2030 to align with EU climate targets. A new report based on the LeadIT Green Steel Tracker analyses hydrogen and renewable electricity demands to support this green transition within Europe.

3 October 2024

The view from New York – reflections from Climate Week September 2024

Written by Nadia Mondini, Jane Birch

At two LeadIt hosted events at Climate Week 2024, speakers from industry, technology providers, government, academia and financiers focused on the necessary actions to accelerate the industry transition to net-zero.

10 June 2024

Technology co-development: delivering technology where it’s needed

Written by Nadia Mondini, TESS

A just and equitable transition requires diffusion and massive scaling of clean technologies. This is particularly the case for heavy industries, like steel or cement, which generate about one quarter of global carbon emissions. However, the deployment of such technologies faces numerous obstacles and this has resulted in an increased focus on co-development strategies.

25 October 2023

LeadIT Green Steel Tracker shows top 50 producers lag on emission targets

New plans for coal-based steelmaking capacity are outpacing greener primary steel production methods with only a third of the world’s top 50 producers having announced targets to reach net zero by mid-century, finds a new report from Global Energy Monitor and the LeadIT Secretariat.