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13 July 2023
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Steel is responsible for around 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with almost three-quarters of all steel made in Asia. It’s clear that we need rapid transformation of the sector, otherwise we won’t reach global dec...
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22 June 2023
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Hosting our first Asia Action Summit in Singapore, we brought together nearly 300 of the region’s energy and industry leaders, alongside business and government representatives to answer a single, urgent question: how ca...
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31 May 2023
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In our latest blog ahead of the Asia Action Summit, we spoke with our Executive Director for India, Divya Sharma, on how India is gearing up to host this years’ G20 and what that means for its role as a climate leader.
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21 May 2023
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In our latest blog ahead of the Asia Action Summit, we spoke with our Executive Director for China, Yuming Hui, on China's role as a global steel provider and how it's driving forward its net zero targets.
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17 May 2023
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In the first of our Asia Spotlight series, we interview our CEO, Helen Clarkson, on the role Asia plays in driving global ambitions towards net zero and the motivations behind Climate Group’s Asia Action Summit.
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16 May 2023
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Every year 90 million tonnes of concrete are used in the UK to build bridges, houses, office blocks, roads and much more. This hardy material forms the fabric of the country’s society and the foundations of its future. B...
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10 May 2023
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In Dubai this December, world leaders will assemble at the COP once again to address the climate crisis against a backdrop of record heatwaves, droughts, and flooding. The devastating impacts of climate change are all ar...
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8 May 2023
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The global steel industry is one of the most energy intensive and polluting sectors in the world, contributing roughly 7% of global carbon emissions each year. And without action this is set to increase with global steel...
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4 May 2023
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SCS Joint Venture, the London tunnels team for HS2, joins Climate Group initiative ConcreteZero
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14 March 2023
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Asia is the fastest growing economic region in the world. With that growth comes exciting opportunities, but also big challenges. Asia and the Pacific accounts for more than half of the world’s energy consumption with mo...
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9 March 2023
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The UK steel industry is negotiating its future. Talks with the UK government on a new financial support package are ongoing. It’s crucial the funding requirements drive rapid decarbonisation within a set timeframe. This...
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15 February 2023
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With areas the size of Paris being built globally every single week for the next 40 years, the demand for concrete is significant, and highlights the need to drastically reduce the carbon emissions of this material if we...
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16 December 2022
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Unlike steel, there isn’t yet a globally agreed standard for what is considered low embodied carbon and indeed a definition of net zero concrete. This is key to aligning the industry and building the collective action th...
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14 December 2022
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For the steel industry to decarbonise it needs a globally agreed standard and definition for what qualifies as low emission and near zero steel. Gaining global alignment will crucially build collective action and acceler...
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8 December 2022
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Climate Group is opposed to the UK Government's approval of the new coal mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria. Through our SteelZero initiative, we know that the UK steel industry is committed to a net zero steel trajectory by 20...