Valentin Vogl

This Friday I'm defending my PhD thesis 'Steel Beyond Coal'. With nearly 6 years of research on steel decarbonisation coming to an end, here comes a very long 🧵about steel, coal and what we can do radically reduce carbon emissions in line with a just transformation.

ARIA is looking for an investigative researcher for our steel team. We are looking for someone with strong research and analysis skills, and experience in campaigning, journalism or investigative research. careers.meliorefoundation.org/postings/e58c7…

@melpichler @BOKU_SEC @BOKUvienna Congrats! :)

IN EIGENER SACHE: Mit September habe ich die Professur für Soziale Ökologie an der @BOKU_SEC angetreten. Ich kann mir keinen besseren Ort für meine Forschung zu sozial-ökologischen Transformationsprozessen vorstellen - mit wunderbaren Kolleg:innen u Studierenden. @BOKUvienna 1/2

@JPTilsted @KarlHolmberg91 @FBauer_LU @stripple timely!

Good news everyone: The Cumbria coal mine project has been blocked by the High Court. Very likely the end to new metallurgical coal extraction projects in the UK, a huge sign to the world

everything you need to know about petchems and climate in a once in a lifetime thread by the wonderful @JPTilsted

Today begins a 3-day court hearing over a large new coal mine in Cumbria. The Government has conceded that the grant of permission was unlawful but the mining company continues to defend the claim. We represent @slacctt ; Read SLACC's grounds of claim here lnkd.in/dzSrdguk

The Uk‘s new Labour gov has just dropped the Cumbria Coal Mine. Looks like its fate might be handed back to them next week, when they have the chance to end the job on phasing out coal in the UK friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/govern…

Good news that China seems to be building more electricity-based steelmaking technology. Unfortunately, the country still handed out permits the scale of the entire Austrian steel industry in the form of coal-guzzling blast furnace technology in the first half of this year

This is big: it seems China stopped permitting new coal-based steel mills in the first half of 2024! Steel is the second-largest emitter in China after electricity, due to the industry's vast size and heavy reliance on coal. In recent years, China has been permitting hundreds of millions of tonnes of new coal-based steel capacity. While these have been "replacement" projects, i.e. an equal or slightly larger amount of old capacity has to be closed, this continued investment has extended the sector's reliance on coal. The potential to reduce emissions from steelmaking over the  next decade is probably larger than from any other sector. As the construction sector shrinks, steel demand plateaus or falls, and the availability of scrap steel increases rapidly. This will enable electric arc steelmaking to replace a significant share of coal-based primary steelmaking. x.com/laurimyllyvirt… The halt to permits also indicates a broader change in political priorities, from the promotion of all kinds of industrial projects to prop up economic growth to promoting cleaner and higher-value growth. This has been apparent at least since the issuance of the energy saving and emissions reduction action plan in May. x.com/laurimyllyvirt… Read the full report here: energyandcleanair.org/publication/tu…

No new BFBOFs were permitted in China, only EAFs, in the first six months of 2024, #greensteel h/t @valenvogl energyandcleanair.org/publication/tu…

New paper by @JackCopley6 looking like steel decarb research is finally reckoning with the realities of the steel industry. Can't wait to dive in 💪🎉 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The unions seem particularly furious: «The investigations that led to the searches by the Bari financial police today cast new shadows on Mittal's disastrous management of the former Ilva. - Rocco Palombella, Uilm general secretary.

Acciaierie d'Italia (AdI) is the company operating the notorious ILVA steel works in Taranto, one of the most polluted cities in Europe. The raid was part of a larger investigation into air pollution and neglectful maintenance of the asset.

Everyone's favourite steel plant in Taranto is BIG on the news again today. Prosecutors raided AdI based on allegations of EU ETS fraud in 2022 and 2023. In 2022 and 2023, AdI was still a joint venture between ArcelorMittal (62%) and the IT gov (38%) lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/taranto/1…

What a sad day for the climate movement. Rest in peace Samson

Our friend, colleague and comrade, Samson passed away on Friday, 28 June. Samson was a founding member of the Fair Steel Coalition. His work and life has been a source of immense inspiration, fighting for dignity and justice. Rest in Peace. Rest in Power.

🔓: While rapid emission reductions are technically possible in the steel sector, overcapacity and trade conflicts risk impeding the transition. Targeted phase-out policies are needed to overcome the sector’s barriers to exit, say @JonasAlgers & @AhmanMax➡️bit.ly/44I7nlJ

@AhmanMax 😬

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Steel has just gotten way more interesting folks: shiny.claims Looks like the climate movement is discovering that heavy industry is way off track for the Paris Agreement