As a carbon-intense industry, the steel industry and
U. S. Steel are seriously concerned about the amount of greenhouse gasses produced in the steelmaking process. Even though the steel industry produces less than 3 percent of the world’s
CO2, it is the position of U. S. Steel and the
World Steel Association that this amount can be decreased.
One method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is to reduce the amount of energy used in steelmaking because energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are so closely linked. And it is working. Since 1990, the steel industry has reduced
its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 33 percent, well beyond the Kyoto Protocol goals for that time frame.
U. S. Steel has been part of that industry reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy management. Through our Corporate Energy and
CO2 Management Process Steering Committee and Corporate Energy and
CO2 Management Team,
a company-wide effort at the executive, management and operations levels has been put in place to investigate, share and create best practice solutions throughout the company to manage and reduce energy intensity and
CO2 production.
U. S. Steel is also committed to investing in technology to move the steelmaking process in an even more environmentally responsible direction. In our Serbian operations, we have committed to investing significant capital into environmental projects in our steelmaking operations. In the United States, the best available control technology is being utilized at the new coke batteries being built at our Clairton Plant and at our Granite City Works to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing our world-class steel products. |
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"Steel Industry Reaches New Milestone
In Energy Efficiency" AISI, January
2009 |
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"Steelmaking From the Ground Up,"
USSteel News 2008, Issue II |
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"U. S. Steel Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Expansion at Granite City Works"
May 2008 |
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"U. S. Steel Serbia and Environmental
Ministry Sign Important Agreement"
January 2008 |
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"U. S. Steel Proposes $1 Billion Capital Investment Program at Mon Valley Works' Clairton Plant"
November 2007 |
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"Plugging in to Savings," USSteel News 2007,
Issue IV |
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"Biodiesel. It's
a Winner," USSteel News 2007, Issue II |
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"Steel Industry Exploring New CO2 Reducing Steelmaking
Processes" AISI, April 2007 |
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Steel Industry Energy Efficiency Chart, AISI |
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"Energized to Save," USSteel News 2006 Issue
IV |
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"Clearing the Air," USSteel News 2005, Issue
I |
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