Is green steel possible?

Alasdair speaks to Jonas Algers about steel decarbonisation; what the options are, where there are challenges, and what is happening so far.

Jonas Algers is a PhD candidate at Lund University, Sweden, researching steel decarbonisation policy.

Further reading:
• 'Leading with Industrial Policy: Lessons for Decarbonization from Swedish Green Steel (rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/leading-wi…)', Roosevelt Institute, 2024
• 'Phase-in and phase-out policies in the global steel transition (tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2024…)', Climate Policy, 2024
• 'Building a stronger steel transition: Global cooperation and procurement in construction (doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.024)', One Earth, 2023
• 'Paris compatible steel capacity: Contraction and replacement for zero emissions (media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/D4D1FAQEvxs…)', Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund university, 2023
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