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This guide by RMI outlines how building product manufacturers in India can use Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to ensure market access, comply with emerging regulations, and improve operational efficiency as the country moves toward a low-carbon future.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) evaluates the financial and technical requirements for transitioning India's iron and steel (I&S) sector to low-carbon production. It proposes a Green Industrial Policy (GIP) combining targeted subsidies, carbon pricing, and green public procurement to shift the industry from carbon-intensive blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) pathways toward hydrogen-based direct reduced iron-electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF) systems by 2050.

This report examines the economic challenges of transitioning China's energy-intensive steel industry to near-zero-carbon production and proposes policy, demand-side, and financial mechanisms to accelerate the deployment of low-carbon technologies.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute uses scenario analysis and data from LeadIT’s Green Steel Tracker to estimate the renewable electricity and renewable hydrogen requirements for the European Union's green steel transition, focusing on iron reduction and primary steel production.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute describes the work of the Transforming Foundation Industries Research and Innovation Hub (TransFIRe) in facilitating transformative change and resource optimization across six UK foundation industries and their supply chains. Based on interviews with 12 technical academic leads and seven trade organisation representatives, the report identifies shared barriers to innovation, such as infrastructure deficits, and potential enablers, including financial support and regulatory changes.

An executive summary by the NewClimate Institute analyzing the progress of the global steel sector's decarbonization efforts, focusing on the GHG reduction targets of the top 60 steel producers and the gap between current targets and 1.5°C compatible benchmarks.

This briefing examines the long-term decline of the United Kingdom's steel industry over approximately 50 years, analyzing the socio-economic impacts and identifying policy measures to support regional economic diversification and industrial transition.

This case study by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the long-term decline of the United Kingdom's steel industry from the 1970s to 2020. It analyzes the socio-economic and environmental impacts of this decline, the failure of generic regional development policies, and the challenges of transitioning workers from high-status industrial roles to new economic activities. The document aims to provide lessons for current and future decarbonization transitions in carbon-intensive regional economies.

This case study by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the closure of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) steelworks in Newcastle, Australia, analyzing the transition from a carbon-intensive industrial economy to a diversified regional economy. It highlights the role of long-term planning, cooperative labor-industry relations, and community leadership in mitigating social and economic shocks, while noting failures in environmental remediation funding and the quality of new employment.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute argues that the COVID-19 pandemic has created a narrow policy window to steer economic recovery toward a sustainable, net-zero emissions path. It warns against 'carbon lock-in'—where recovery measures entrench fossil fuel dependency—and proposes specific policy levers, such as conditional bailouts and just transition measures, to catalyse industrial transformation.

This briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines pathways for the global steel sector to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. It highlights the necessity of transitioning away from conventional blast furnaces by 2025 to avoid stranded assets and catastrophic climate impacts, emphasizing a mix of hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (HDRI), carbon capture and storage (CCS), and increased recycling. The document stresses the critical role of policy-makers in providing clean energy, creating lead markets, and fostering international cooperation, specifically mentioning the Glasgow Breakthrough on Steel.