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The climate change challenge and transitions for radical changes in the European steel industry
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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:45 authored by C RynikiewiczThis paper presents ideas pertaining to transitions that are envisaged in the steel industry from Cleaner Production (CP) to Systems Innovation. Limits of the socio-technical system and the climate change challenge will induce changes in the production, distribution and consumption patterns of steel and other materials. Insights from industrial economics and evolutionary theory on innovation for sustainable development are needed to assess the rationale behind the adoption and diffusion of new breakthrough technologies named Ultra Low CO2 Steel making (ULCOS). Evolution in material consumption patterns deserves a special research agenda which focuses upon the long term evolution of the consuming sectors as major changes in the infrastructure and products that support our many energy dependent services (mobility, shelter, heat, light, etc.) are expected. These changes will be significantly amplified by greenhouse gas emission constraints.
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Journal of Cleaner ProductionISSN
0959-6526Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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7Volume
16Page range
781-789Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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2012-06-06Usage metrics
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