Steel
Co-leads countries:
Germany and the United Kingdom
S1
Definitions and standards
Principles for net-zero compatible standards and definitions to enable their equivalency and adoption within national policies by the end of 2025.
Co-ordinated by:
Clean Energy Ministerial Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (CEM IDDI), IEA Working Party on Industrial Decarbonisation (WPID), Climate Club (CC)
Partners:
ResponsibleSteel, International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), World Steel Association (WSA)
S2
Demand creation
Grow demand for low and near-zero emission steel through appropriate implementation frameworks.
Co-ordinated by:
Clean Energy Ministerial Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (CEM IDDI), First Movers Coalition (FMC), Steel Zero, Climate Group, Industrial Transition Accelerator/ Mission Possible Partnership (ITA/ MPP)
S3
Research, development and demonstration
Accelerate the development of pilot and commercial-scale demonstration projects with a focus on deep decarbonisation technologies.
Co-ordinated by:
Mission Innovation Net Zero Industries Mission (MI NIM)
S4
Trade Conditions
Expand strategic international dialogues on the nexus between steel decarbonisation and trade.
Co-ordinated by:
Climate Club (CC), World Trade Organisation (WTO), OECD Steel Committee
S5
Finance and investment
Continue to enhance international assistance tailored to the efforts of emerging markets and developing economies to support steel deep decarbonisation, including through access to technical and financial assistance.
Co-ordinated by:
Climate Club (CC), LeadIT, CIF Industrial Decarbonisation Programme, UNIDO (incl. the CC Global Matchmaking Platform), Industrial Transition Accelerator/ Mission Possible Partnership (ITA/ MPP), OECD Framework for Industry’s Net Zero Transition, World Bank
s6
Landscape Coordination
Enhance the coordination and transparency of international collaboration on near-zero emission steel.
Co-ordinated by:
Breakthrough Agenda Secretariat, Steel Breakthrough co-leads. UNIDO as hosts of the Steel Breakthrough Facilitator
Partners:
All leading international steel initiatives
Priority Actions
Steel Breakthrough Priority International Actions