impacts of iron industry

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  The role of government in industrial energy conservation in China ...

  201781 · The regulatory change review indicates three types of institutional changes took place in the iron and steel sector across the last thirty years, leading to different impacts of regulatory changes on the energy use in China's iron and steel industry, that's regulation decentralization, market liberalization, and agency fragmentization.

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  Quantifying China's iron and steel industry's CO2 emissions …

  202471 · Besides, China's iron and steel industry is mainly concentrated in densely inhabited regions, negatively impacting public health. Thus, it is essential to evaluate CO 2 emissions and environmental health impacts of ISI to …

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  Decarbonising the iron and steel sector for a 2 °C target …

  2022113 · The iron and steel industry is a particularly energy- and emission-intensive sector that accounts for ~8% of annual global anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, >2800 Mt CO 2 per year 3, 4, 5.

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  Box B: The Recent Increase in Iron Ore Prices and …

  Iron ore prices have increased sharply in recent months. Developments in the global iron ore market are important for Australia's economy. Australia is the largest global producer and exporter of iron ore and in 2018 exported around 830 million tonnes of …

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  Iron & steel - IEA

  4  · Steel has been increasingly in the spotlight in discussions on decarbonising industry, but efforts in the iron and steel sector need to accelerate significantly to get on track with the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 (NZE) Scenario. The emissions reduction potential of conventional process routes and scrap is limited, and so innovation this decade will be …

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  Environmental and economic impact assessment of three …

  2021815 · Increasingly stringent pollutant emission standards pose a new challenge to the control of air pollutants in China's iron and steel industry (ISI). This study quantified and compared the environmental and economic effects of three typical sintering flue gas ultra-low emission treatment technologies in China's ISI, namely, semi-dry flue gas …

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  Iron and steel industry emissions and contribution to the air …

  2020915 · To reduce the emissions from the iron and steel industry, China has imposed a series of strengthened emission standards since 2012. An accurate impact…

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  Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on industrial metals markets - one year …

  2021624 · In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered acute declines in metals prices, mainly due to a collapse in metals demand. Short- and long-term supply were also disrupted by mine closures and a wave of capital spending cuts in the mining sector. One year later, industrial metals market fundamentals are in a very different place, with copper …

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  The resilience of steel: Navigating the crossroads | McKinsey

  2023418 · The steel industry is at a crossroads, and the warning signs should not be ignored. Amid many competing sources of change and uncertainty, adopting the right strategy in the years to come—and knowing how and when to recognize the opportunities for resilience—will differentiate the leaders from the laggards.

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  Towards iron ore mining sustainability and low-carbon …

  202431 · The efficiency of iron ore mining plays a pivotal role in advancing both low-carbon transition and green recovery initiatives. A key focus in these endeavors is the imperative to improve iron ore mining efficiency, emphasizing the reduction of waste and environmental impact ( Tang et al., 2023 ).

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