Case Study: Forging the Transition — What Next for Decarbonising Steel?

17 Nov 2026

Steel accounts for around 7% of global CO₂ emissions, and the leading decarbonisation route — green hydrogen — is as capital-hungry as it is promising: converting a single average European plant needs roughly 1.2–1.3 GW of electrolysis and about €3.3bn. In this context steel producers have started to look elsewhere for solutions — this session digs into the future of ‘green steel’: how it might be produced, by which technologies, and the timelines to delivery.