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[1/3🧵] SteelWatch is an organisation that cares about the role we play in building a safe, fair, and just world. As such, the time has come to transition from X.

Over the last 5 years, ArcelorMittal’s GHG emissions have decreased only 5.4% globally & 5.0% in Europe. It's alarmingly remote compared to it's own 2030 targets of –25% & –35% respectively. Read our ArcelorMittal Corporate Climate Assessment on BlueSky: bit.ly/4ddOPhq

SteelWatch recently launched the @nippon_steel_ and @ArcelorMittal Corporate Climate Assessment Reports 2025. If you want to read the reports and get more #FastFacts on the content, you can follow us on BlueSky: bit.ly/4ddOPhq #SteelDecarbonisation

SteelWatch launched the @ArcelorMittal Corporate Climate Assessment Report 2025 showing it is backtracking at a time of #ClimateCrisis, both on its own emission targets & investment needed to decarbonise operations. Follow us on BlueSky & read the report: bit.ly/4ddOPhq

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[4/4🧵]It was also pointed out that investors requested further disclosure of the levels of investment into each part of the company’s “multi-pathway approach.” It is encouraging to see the company’s proactive approach to this dialogue, and we hope this will continue.

[3/4🧵]Responding to the company’s advocacy initiatives on the “standardisation of GX steel” outlined in its presentation, investors raised questions about a potential risk of a narrow reliance on a “mass balance” accounting approach.

[1/4🧵]Yesterday, SteelWatch joined the @nippon_steel_ “Green Transformation Initiatives” seminar, an open dialogue with investors & civil society organisations.

[3/3🧵] We encourage you to follow our ongoing sharing of news and views on steel decarbonisation on steelwatch.bsky.social and linkedin.com/company/steelw…

[2/3🧵] Twitter/X was an inclusive “digital town square”, but it has a worsening problem with hate speech, bots, and unbridled misinformation and disinformation. We do not want to contribute to or participate in this divisiveness.

[1/3🧵] SteelWatch is an organisation that cares about the role we play in building a safe, fair, and just world. As such, the time has come to transition from X.

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“German steel companies should be supported to continue their transformation and not be locked into the coal-based steel industry which has no future." Caroline Ashley, SteelWatch Executive Director

#Steel is used in almost everything, but its production accounts for 8% of global GHG emissions, writes The Spark, @techreview’s weekly climate newsletter. Find out how some steelmakers are already using innovative solutions to take #ClimateAction: ow.ly/Tf9750UHz4l

[ 🧵3/3] Tragically, Samson passed away in 2024, but @CentreEnvRights recently published this piece to remind us that his vision for a #JustSteelTransition endures. His call: Face the harm. Act with urgency. Transition to #GreenSteel. Read: bit.ly/4acj1YR #ForSamson

[ 🧵2/3]Even in the shadow of environmental harm, our late comrade, Samson Mokoena, remained committed to fighting for justice, for people, and for a future where steelmaking doesn’t sacrifice lives or the planet.

[ 🧵1/3] For the Vaal. For the Planet. For Samson. 💔 For decades, residents of Vanderbijlpark, a small industrial town in South Africa, have suffered from air pollution from local industrial carbon emitters, such as steelmaker @ArcelorMittal South Africa.

@Newsweek's @JeffYoung8 flags huge #ClimateImplications of @POTUS's decision to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of @U_S_Steel. It should be a wake-up call for @nippon_steel_ Investing in coal-based steelmaking is NOT the right path. Read: bit.ly/4h554hs #GreenSteel

Australian @ConservationWA has joined forces with unions, industry & environmental groups to explore a bold vision for #GreenSteel 🌍 💡If implemented, their plan could cut global emissions by 274 MtCO2e a year, starting from 2040. Read more: bit.ly/4haO4X1 #GreenIron