Development of Low Carbon Technology in China’s Iron and Steel Industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 217-279
Author(s):  
Lei Ren ◽  
Tianduo Peng ◽  
Xunmin Ou
Keyword(s):  
Steel Industry ◽  
Iron And Steel Industry ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Iron And Steel

scholarly journals Does Emission Trading Improve Carbon Emission Efficiency of China’s Iron and Steel Industry? An Exploration Using a DEA-SBM and Difference-In-Differences Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiping Wang ◽  
Sujing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Steel Industry ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Emission Trading ◽  
Energy Structure ◽  
Iron And Steel Industry ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Difference In Differences ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Emission Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

Abstract As an effective tool of carbon emission reduction, emission trading has been widely used in many countries. Since 2013, China implemented carbon emission trading in seven provinces and cities, with iron and steel industry included in the first batch of pilot industries. This study attempts to explore the policy effect of emission trading on iron and steel industry in order to provide data and theoretical support for the low-carbon development of iron and steel industry as well as the optimization of carbon market. With panel data of China’s 29 provinces from 2006 to 2017, this study adopted a DEA-SBM model to measure carbon emission efficiency of China’s iron and steel industry (CEI) and a difference-in-differences (DID) method to explore the impact of emission trading on CEI. Moreover, regional heterogeneity and influencing mechanisms were further investigated, respectively. The results indicate that: (1) China's emission trading has a significant and sustained effect on carbon abatement of iron and steel industry, increasing the annual average CEI by 12.6% in pilot provinces. (2) The policy effects are heterogeneous across diverse regions. Higher impacts are found in the western and eastern regions, whereas the central region is not significant. (3) Emission trading improves CEI by stimulating technology innovation, reducing energy intensity, and adjusting energy structure. (4) Economic level and industrial structure are negatively related to CEI, while environmental governance and openness degree have no obvious impacts. Finally, according to the results and conclusions, some specific suggestions are proposed.

Pathways to a low-carbon iron and steel industry in the medium-term – the case of Germany

2017 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 84-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene Arens ◽  
Ernst Worrell ◽  
Wolfgang Eichhammer ◽  
Ali Hasanbeigi ◽  
Qi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Steel Industry ◽  
Iron And Steel Industry ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Carbon Iron

New Iron and Steel Industry Development Path Choice under the Restriction of Low Carbon Economy in Shandong Province

2013 ◽  
Vol 291-294 ◽  
pp. 1439-1442
Author(s):  
Xia Guo ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Pan Miao
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Steel Industry ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Shandong Province ◽  
Iron And Steel Industry ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
New Development

This paper explores the development present situation and the restricting factors of the iron and steel industry, taking Shandong Province as an example. This paper expounds the implementation path of the new development of Shandong’s iron and steel industry from the following six aspects, such as to adjust industrial structure, optimize the industrial layout, improve products structure, develop low carbon technology, develop the green energy and technology, and improve the industry value chain and so on.

scholarly journals Uncertainties in macroeconomic assessments of low-carbon transition pathways - The case of the European iron and steel industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 106631 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Bachner ◽  
J. Mayer ◽  
K.W. Steininger ◽  
A. Anger-Kraavi ◽  
A. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Steel Industry ◽  
Iron And Steel Industry ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Transition Pathways

scholarly journals Low-Carbon Development for the Iron and Steel Industry in China and the World: Status Quo, Future Vision, and Key Actions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12548
Author(s):  
Yuancheng Lin ◽  
Honghua Yang ◽  
Linwei Ma ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Weidou Ni
Keyword(s):  
Steel Industry ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Iron And Steel Industry ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Iron And Steel ◽  
Technology Roadmap ◽  
The World ◽  
Low Carbon Development ◽  
Future Vision

The low-carbon development of China’s iron and steel industry (ISI) is important but challenging work for the attainment of China’s carbon neutrality by 2060. However, most previous studies related to the low-carbon development of China’s ISI are fragmented from different views such as production-side mitigation, demand-side mitigation, or mitigation technologies. Additionally, there is still a lack of a comprehensive overview of the long-term pathway to the low-carbon development of China’s ISI. To respond to this gap and to contribute to better guide policymaking in China, this paper conducted a timely and comprehensive review following the technology roadmap framework covering the status quo, future vision, and key actions of the low-carbon development of the world and China’s ISI. First, this paper provides an overview of the technology roadmap of low-carbon development around the main steel production countries in the world. Second, the potential for key decarbonization actions available for China’s ISI are evaluated in detail. Third, policy and research recommendations are put forward for the future low-carbon development of China’s ISI. Through this comprehensive review, four key actions can be applied to the low-carbon development of China’s ISI: improving energy efficiency, shifting to Scrap/EAF route, promoting material efficiency strategy, and deploying radical innovation technologies.

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