Greenhouse gas intensities of the EU steel industry and its trading partners
In this report, we estimate figures on greenhouse gas intensities in the iron and steel industry of the EU and its main global trading partners. We draw exclusively on publically available databases, and develop a transparent methodology that allows for replicability to other geographical and temporal scopes, and serves as a basis for estimating greenhouse gas intensities in other energy-intensive industries. The results show that following a top-down approach, starting from aggregated statistical data, total greenhouse gas emissions per tonne of steel can be estimated with a low error margin. When further disaggregating GHG emissions to industry-specific production routes and process steps, the accuracy of the results depends on the availability of data on the energy product intensity of intermediary process steps. The insights from this study contribute to an increased understanding of the risk of carbon leakage and can be used to support the implementation of default values within the framework of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
KOOLEN Derck;
VIDOVIC Danko;
2022-06-22
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC129297
978-92-76-53417-4 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31112 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31112-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC129297,
10.2760/170198 (online),
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