The global steel industry is the source of at least seven percent of global climate pollution – but has only just started efforts to decarbonize. Mighty Earth is working with auto and construction companies and governments to set a new standard for low carbon steel-making and commit to carbon neutrality.
Reports
Construction Destruction: The Hidden Carbon Costs of Dirty Steel
November 2018
Report exposes the enormous carbon footprint of steel used in green construction. The global steel industry emits 2.3 gigatons of carbon dioxide each year – equivalent to the emissions from 569 coal plants.
Cold Steel Hot Climate: The World’s Biggest Untapped Clean Energy Opportunity
October 2018
First of its kind report analyzes the opportunities for the steel sector to take climate action. The report shows that no company is better positioned to radically change the steel sector than North Carolina's Nucor Corporation.
Updates
Mighty Earth reacts to US Steel agreement to supply General Motors with sustainable steel
February 24, 2023
Mighty Earth reacts to US Steel agreement to supply General Motors with sustainable steel.
Steel Companies Agree to Accelerate Decarbonization
September 14, 2022
NGOs Support New Standard to Address 8% of World’s Climate Pollution.
Biden Climate Summit Requires Bold Industrial Decarbonization Plan
April 21, 2021
Will world leaders show the necessary vision and political will to make heavy industry decarbonization a reality?
Automakers Must Drive Global Push for “Green Steel”
April 19, 2021
Automakers increasingly recognize that reducing the carbon footprint of their products must go beyond electrification and address the use of steel in their products.
ArcelorMittal Decarbonization Move Highlights Urgency of Steel Emission Reductions
March 18, 2021
The global steel production sector made an important symbolic move toward tackling its massive carbon emission problem with ArcelorMittal’s unveiling of a new decarbonization initiative
Major industrial companies and civil society groups support new global framework for decarbonizing heavy industry
February 25, 2021
The first of its kind, a global framework to call upon policymakers to decarbonize their heavy industries as part of COVID-19 economic recovery plans has been released today.
Nippon Steel, Number Three Steelmaker Globally, Officially Commits to Carbon Neutrality
December 11, 2020
Yesterday, President Eiji Hashimoto of Japan’s Nippon Steel released a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. This announcement comes shortly after similar 2050 carbon neutrality pledges were made by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, as well as the world’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal.
How to Decarbonize Steel
December 8, 2020
The world’s biggest steel company says it wants to be carbon neutral - here are the steps to get there.
Japan’s Nippon Steel Planning for Carbon Neutrality, Signals Growing Momentum for Industrial Decarbonization
October 22, 2020
High-profile moves toward decarbonization from two of the top three steel companies indicate a significant shift in the industry's approach to climate change.
IEA Fails to Deliver a 1.5-degree Climate Scenario for Steel Industry
October 8, 2020
The International Energy Agency has squandered its unique opportunity to set the stage for the decarbonization of steel.
ArcelorMittal’s New Carbon-Neutral Commitment Could Catalyze Steel Industry Transformation
September 30, 2020
As the largest steel company in the world, ArcelorMittal is responsible for close to one percent of all climate pollution. We welcome ArcelorMittal's pledge to become carbon neutral by 2050 as an important step toward addressing the outsized impact of the steel industry and a critical victory for climate and the environment.
Decarbonization of Steel and Concrete Ignored in UN Ministerial Meeting on Green Recovery
September 4, 2020
Industrial decarbonization needs to be a top green recovery priority, full stop. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tie the recovery of these industries to technologies that reduce carbon emissions.
European Tire & Rubber Manufacturers Plan to Put More Vehicles on the Roads in Response to Covid-19
May 6, 2020
Proposal for an EU-funded vehicle renewal scheme would likely increase car ownership and could pose serious public health risks
Architects, Engineers, Builders, and Activists Declare 2030 Must Become the New 2050 in the Climate Emergency
March 6, 2020
Steel and concrete industries targeted by their top customers for dramatic GHG emissions reductions in next ten years
Mighty Earth, ArcelorMittal, Lendlease, Daimler, HSBC & Others Launch ResponsibleSteel™, The World’s First Sustainability Standard For The Steel Industry
December 2, 2019
ResponsibleSteel's Executive Director calls Mighty Earth "critical" in development of new standard
Global Finance Leader HSBC Calls for Carbon-Neutral Steel
November 26, 2019
Steel is currently the largest source of industrial carbon emissions.
Breakthrough Embodied Carbon Tool for Construction Only A First Step Toward Market Transformation
November 21, 2019
We are going to need all kinds of technical solutions -- like EC3 -- to reduce embodied carbon from construction.
New Investment By Largest Steel Producer in U.S. Proves Clean Energy Can Power Heavy Industry
November 15, 2019
Switching to clean electricity is good for business, good for the climate, and good for clean energy jobs.
Global Architecture Community Sets Ambitious New Target: Zero Emissions by 2040
October 8, 2019
The global architecture community is coming together to embrace an exciting vision
World Green Building Council Sounds the Alarm on Embodied Carbon
September 23, 2019
Without urgent action immediately, embodied carbon will be responsible for at least half of total new construction emissions between now and 2050. There is no time to lose.
New Report: Steel Industry Vulnerable, Must Prepare for Decarbonization
August 2, 2019
Top 20 companies are not on pace to hit critical emissions reductions needed for 1.5-degree threshold
Mighty Earth to Help Set Environmental, Climate Standards for Steel
June 18, 2019
Environmental organization joins ResponsibleSteel, which will set standards and certification plans for industry by 2020
Largest Steelmaker in the World Sets Carbon Neutrality Goal for Europe
June 11, 2019
The largest steelmaker in the world, ArcelorMittal, which is responsible for approximately 0.7 percent of all global carbon emissions, has set a goal of achieving carbon-neutral operations in Europe by 2050.
Cement is leading on climate and steel is falling behind
May 24, 2019
As the heavy industry sector makes progress on emissions, steel is a notable laggard
Skanska UK Pledges Zero Emissions by 2045, Leads Construction Industry in Climate Commitments
May 14, 2019
This pledge from Skanska UK demonstrates that there are clear pathways to achieving zero emissions in the construction sector and, by proxy, in the heavy industrial sector
Is Nucor falling behind on decarbonization trend in steel industry?
May 9, 2019
Today during Nucor Corporation's (NUE) annual meeting of stockholders, investors and media are likely to hear highlights of the "record year" that the company had in 2018: record earnings, high performing stock price, leadership in key markets, and new facilities.
World’s Largest Cement Company Embraces Clean Energy
April 24, 2019
Announcement indicates growing momentum in the fight to decarbonize heavy industry. For the second time in this month, a top-heavy industrial company announced a major clean energy contract for one of their facilities.
New Announcements Show Progress Toward Sustainable Steel
April 4, 2019
Two exciting and unprecedented climate announcements were made by the world's largest steel company this week, ArcelorMittal.
Not-So-Green Buildings: New Report Uncovers Construction Industry’s Dirty Secret
November 15, 2018
Today, at the largest conference in the U.S. dedicated to green building, Mighty Earth released a new report exposing the enormous carbon footprint of steel used in green construction. The global steel industry emits 2.3 gigatons of carbon dioxide each year – equivalent to the emissions from 569 coal plants
Clean energy advocates gather in Charlotte, NC for launch of Stainless: The 100% Clean Energy Steel Campaign
October 5, 2018
Earlier this week, more than 30 people gathered at Birdsong Brewing in Charlotte, NC for the launch of Stainless: The 100% Clean Energy Steel Campaign.
Steel Industry Found to Cause As Much Pollution as 569 Coal Power Plants
October 1, 2018
Today, a first of its kind new report analyzing the opportunities for the steel sector to take climate action. The report shows that no company is better positioned to radically change the steel sector than North Carolina’s Nucor Corporation (NUE)