Climate change: global steel industry needs ‘rapid action’ to end coal use, reach net zero emissions by early 2040s, study says

It is feasible to phase out coal in steelmaking by 2043 to 2045 without ‘premature shutdowns’ of plants, report by Agora Industry and Wuppertal Institute says, Technologies required to reach net zero in steelmaking are available, but governments and firms need to join hands to deploy them quickly, Agora’s Frank Peter says.