Producing Green Steel: an option to decarbonise Arcelormittal South Africa (AMSA)?

A loose civil society network Hydrogen Watch (H2Watch) asked an independent energy expert Hilton Trollip to provide a non-technical commentary on AMSA’s Decarbonisation Roadmap that is suitable for frontline communities and the NGOs they work with to understand and engage with the plans. 

Following the recent launch of the Green Steel Policy Brief it is now available for download. 

The policy brief introduces basic concepts around the complexities of steelmaking, including why it has historically been seen as ‘hard to abate’ in terms of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from steel production. The brief then outlines the key aspects of AMSA’s Decarbonisation Roadmap. An assessment is given on the impact of the Decarbonisation Roadmap on frontline communities, in terms of employment, pollution and economic impact.