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Happy 2nd birthday SteelWatch!

We’re handing out information on #NipponSteel’s climate challenge to investors in Yotsuya today! Its U. S. Steel deal is done, it now has a BIG coal problem, and an even bigger responsibility to phase out coal and get to near-zero steel. #ShowUsWhatYoureMadeOf @nipponsteel.bsky.social!

‘Transparency’ gets the top vote for what is missing from supply chain decarbonisation, at #LondonClimateActionWeek Steelmakerstake note! #LCAW

The first time climate protests have been made at Nippon Steel’s AGM. Given steel is made with coal, climate scrutiny will only increase until steel is decarbonised. #greenSteel #GreenIron

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Looking forward to discussing this with industry actors this week at the FastMarkets conference on iron and steel in Barcelona.

Today, we challenged #ArcelorMittal regarding its inaction amid the #ClimateCrisis. It said it's “trying”, but only as far as profits & policy allow. That’s simply not enough. 🎥 Watch this message from SteelWatch Executive Director, @carolineashley.bsky.social, on why we need more than excuses.

📽️ You're invited! Join Fair Steel Coalition, SteelWatch, Eko Forum Zenica & the Initiative pour un devoir de vigilance for a screening of the documentary #TheSkyAboveZenica.

My piece in @euobserver.com today, on why we need timebound transition plans to exit coal-based steelmaking in the EU. euobserver.com/green-econom... #EndCoal #ClimateAction #GreenSteel

Good discussion of pressures and opportunities in the EU steel decarbonisation transition today, with Johanne Lehne flagging the huge emissions and challenges of the 47 coal-based blast furnaces in Europe. Clear transition plans needed. @e3g.bsky.social @beyondfossilfuels.bsky.social

Starting now: the state of the European steel transition. Tune in to hear how decarbonisation can and should be intertwined with a competitive future-fit industry. Join now zoom.us/j/9466615967...

Biting analysis of the reality at ArcelorMittal. Investors should be asking questions by now. #NoTimeToDelay #ClimateAction

Civil society must have its say in the EU 'dialogue' on steel. Industry voices speak for industry, not for the public. Well said @eeb.org

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The EU commission says it is intertwining competitiveness and decarbonisation. Good E3G analysis on what that must mean in practice. #ClimateAction

I'm not sure which is more depressing. That ArcelorMittal laid the ground for amending their 2030 targets for emissions cuts last week, or that backsliding barely gets challenged these days. Climate change is not slowing down - ambition, leadership & action are ever more needed!

It was fascinating to join the webinar. Nippon Steel shared detail of plans & were open to questions from all - investors & civil society alike. Good dialogue. Of course a stable climate will need faster progress ... but this felt a good step. #GreenSteel

This is SteelWatch. Many of my posts relate to driving change in steelmaking - which is politically tactically and even technologically fascinating. (And I’ll post on some other interesting stuff too! )

Hi Bluesky. I’m Caroline, climate citizen. Both fearful of an over-heated conflicted future world and a passionate believer that change is possible. Focused on driving transformation in iron & steel - 11% of CO2 (and who knew?)

And for those who track the monthly temperatures, December, 2024 came in at 1.69°C over pre-industrial, second only to December, 2023.

Here's another view of this record breaking year, this one giving the global mean temperature in degrees Celsius rather than the anomaly:

The long-term average is not yet 1.50°C, using the 20-year average made from the actual temperatures from the previous 10 years and modeled data for the next 10 years. Even assuming accelerating warming, the 20 year long-term average for 2024 was just 1.40°C. But 1.50°C by 2027 seems baked in.

Guest post for @carbonbrief.org by the PROVIDE team examines what #1o5C overshoot means for climate impacts and adaptation. It explains how our tool, the Climate risk dashboard, shows what overshoot really looks like for countries, regions and cities. 👇 climate-risk-dashboard.climateanalytics.org