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Public and private actors, as well as industry associations and non-governmental organizations, will need to come together to create just pathways and accelerate the implementation of low-carbon technologies and innovation. It is essential to establish functioning markets for green transitions.
This high-level event on 3 November 2021 from 10:00–11:30am GMT, will explore the opportunities and challenges of a just global transition to green steel. The event is organized by German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Lund University, Wuppertal Institute and Agora Industry. The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) is co-organizing the event and LeadIT’s Head of Secretariat Gökce Mete will be one of the moderators of the event.
Guiding questions
- When do we need to produce green steel at scale and bring it to the market, in the light of long-term capital investment cycles and 1.5°C pathways?
- What does a just transformation mean for the global steel sector?
- Which national and international instruments and measures are needed for a rapid and just transition?
Programme
10:00-10:10: Welcome and introduction
- Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
10:10-10:20: Input “Global Steel at the Crossroads“
- Jesse Scott, Agora Energiewende
10:20-11:00: Panel discussion
- Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
- Aditya Mittal, CEO, ArcelorMittal
- Bernhard Osburg, CEO, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe
- Anne-Claire Howard, CEO, ResponsibleSteel
- Andrew Purvis, Director Safety, Environment and Technology, World Steel Association
11:00-11:20: Questions from the audience
11:20-11:30: Closing remarks
- Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Moderators
- Gökce Mete, Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT)
- Stefan Lechtenböhmer, Lund University/Wuppertal Institute
Organizers
- German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- Lund University
- Wuppertal Institute
- Agora Industry
- Leadersip Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT)
