Asia must lean harder on its steelmakers to decarbonize

Governments can boost industry transition by ensuring renewable energy access

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A Nippon Steel plant in Kimitsu, Japan: Major Asian steelmakers seem at a loss about how to respond to changing global standards. © Reuters

Joojin Kim is the founder and executive director of Solutions for Our Climate, a Seoul-based campaign and research group dedicated to accelerating the renewable energy transition in Asia.

The world cannot curb the devastating effects of climate change without decarbonizing steel production, the planet's most carbon-intensive industry. Asia, home to more than 70% of global steel output, has to be the main player in the quest to green this crucial sector.

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