“The goal of SteelWatch & other “anti-business groups,” in [U. S. Steel’s] view, is to make U.S. Steel tear down blast furnaces & replace them with newer systems.”
New, clean tech would be great! But a #JustTransition is essential.
“The goal of SteelWatch & other “anti-business groups,” in his view, is to make U.S. Steel tear down blast furnaces & replace them with newer systems.”
Don't threaten us with a good time!
But really: we score companies on "transition readiness" not "reckless change".
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[🧵1/4] The new SteelWatch Corporate Scorecard is out, and none of the steelmakers assessed look good.
❌None score above 50/100
❌All show ongoing coal dependence
❌All score zero on green iron consumption
The gap between talk and action is huge. See more: bit.ly/4s29xqo
#GreenSteel #Climate #ESGSteel
🎯We’re #hiring!
Do you live & breathe digital, & want to put your skills to work on one of the climate movements most under loved challenges? If your answer is yes, SteelWatch wants to hear from you. Find out more & apply: bit.ly/4uqT1m5
🗓️Deadline: 26 March 12:CET
🚨Timezones UTC -1 to UTC +4
#Jobs
💥New & exciting #jobs at SteelWatch
We’re looking for 3 new dynamic team members to join the SteelWatch team!
✅ Digital Communications Officer
✅ Industry Campaigner
✅ Corporate Campaigner
🗓️Deadline: 26 March 12:00 CET
❗To apply & find out more about the positions: bit.ly/3NHktvm
#NowHiring
This is so, so good: youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?...
🧐Tracking major steelmakers’ progress is complex.
Emissions data is inconsistent and difficult to compare across companies.
Our Executive Director, @carolineashley.bsky.social, explains how the new #SteelWatchTracker helps to cut through the spin 👇
a drawing of a boat heating torwads an iceberg - lower temps still collide with ice but not as badly.
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
This is great: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9tW... #cargobike
🇨🇳 China installed 464 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to June☀️
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months
a greyscale satelitte image of Musk's data centre - with a bright red marker showing emissions from the many (I think about 30) fossil fuel combustion engines on site
Incredible satellite image of the 33 (!!!!) operational fossil fuel combustion engines at the site of Elon Musk's XAI data centre
“appalling that xAI would operate more than 30 methane gas turbines without any permits or any public oversight"
@selc.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Just Out ⏰
Nippon Steel challenged on green posturing and #coal expansion at AGM
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@nippon-steel.bsky.social #decarbonisation #greensteel #USSteel
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!
To welcome investors to the #NipponSteel AGM & remind them that the future of steel is not coal-based, SteelWatch has some friendly metro posters up in Tokyo.
⏰ to phase out coal & get on the path to near-zero emissions #steel!
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#Decarbonisation #greensteel
🚀Exciting news!
SteelWatch is looking for an Industry Decarbonisation Lead. If you are an expert in steel decarbonisation, have a strategic mind and an eye for detail, we want to hear from you!
‼️Remote position (UTC -1 to UTC +4)
🗓️Apply by 27 June at 12:00 CEST
🔗Apply: ow.ly/ljio50VVuho
#NowHiring
In 2024, #ArcelorMittal invested 4.4 billion USD in capex & 1.3 billion USD in “strategic growth”, but only 0.3 billion USD, less than 7% of the capex, went to investment in decarbonisation 🤯This is according to its very own 2024 Q4 earnings release.
Steel decarb is a key #climate challenge, and work is starting to ramp up to accelerate emissions cuts in the industry.
Give @steelwatch.bsky.social a follow and help us get #coal out of steel production!
In Europe, some countries have a much stronger potential for green hydrogen production and green hydrogen-based direct reduction of iron (H2-DRI) than others. A truly European approach would recognise this.
🚨The EU Clean Industrial Deal has landed!
Steelmakers now face a choice:
🔥 Stick with outdated, coal-based tech
💚 Upgrade to #GreenSteel & boost #recycling
The EU has set the stage: affordable energy, lead markets to boost demand. Now it’s time for action by companies.
#CID
The former director of the ACCC Gas Inquiry is calling for a limit on gas exports.
80% of Australia’s gas is exported. They are draining the system to the point we need to start importing gas, and they price gouge us for the remaining 20%.
Calling a duck a duck. #auspol
😬
Essential viewing if you're sick of the Australian housing market discourse: www.instagram.com/p/DFpcnS5zoc8/
🔴 MAPPED: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.
📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social
Nazis: "that's a nazi salute"
Historians: "that's a nazi salute"
Average person: "that's a nazi salute"
The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."
😅
Not that I can see? I presume because of www.gmc-uk.org
This Climate Visualization Belongs in a Damn Museum
In 2018, @blkahn.bsky.social said that the warming stripes graphic 'belongs in a damn museum', even suggesting that it was 'fit for the Museum of Modern Art' (see gizmodo.com/this-climate...).
Well...
Later this month, they will appear in the Museum of Modern Art: press.moma.org/exhibition/p...
WOW. The FBI is investigating an Exxon lobbyist for allegedly orchestrating the hacking & leaking of emails of 500+ environmentalists & their funders, colleagues & families in an ongoing effort to discredit lawsuits against the company for its climate deceit. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
