Still Burning: How Banks and Investors Fuel Met Coal Expansion
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Still Burning: How Banks and Investors Fuel Met Coal Expansion

Lia Wagner, Heffa Schücking
Herausgeber: Urgewald
Jahr: 2025

Green steel is on everyone’s lips, but most of the world’s steel is still produced with metallurgical coal (met coal). Responsible for 11% of global CO₂ emissions, met coal is a major roadblock to meeting our climate goals. Although clean alternatives such as green hydrogen can produce steel just as effectively – new mines keep popping up and are blocking the transition to a greener future.