Environment

From the 7th to the 18th of December 2009 Copenhagen will host the 15th Conference of Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This conference will be crucial for the shape of future international climate change policies – and the future competitiveness of the European steel industry.

A fair ETS benchmark system must allocate waste gas-related CO2 emissions fully to the waste gas producer

The Implementation of the ETS directive is threatening the existence of the steel industry in Europe

EUROFER explanatory paper – Critique of the Ecofys/Fraunhofer benchmarking system

EUROFER, the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries, would like to make some concrete proposals on certain aspects aiming at improving the legal waste framework in view of the second reading of the Waste Framework Directive

Explanation of the difference between a sectoral agreement and a sectoral approach in the framework of the international negotiations on an International Post-Kyoto Agreement.

EUROFER believes that the restriction of the use of mercury in the society in general, thereby preventing it from ending up in various waste streams such as steel scrap, is the best way of lowering the emissions of mercury from steel plants.

Promotion of market-based instruments should only be considered if it can be clearly demonstrated that they will deliver the environmental objectives at least cost and without damage to the competitiveness of the European industry.

EUROFER would like to stress the commitment of the steel industry towards the environment and believes that the IPPC Directive should be the main tool to control industrial sources. We are convinced that the application of the IPPC Directive is the best approach to ensure the sustainable improvement of environmental performance of European industry

The European steel industry is committed to contribute to the EU’s objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 20 % in 2020 compared with 1990 and by 30 % provided that other countries commit to comparable efforts in the framework of a global agreement.