The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Belém, Brazil, marked an important milestone for the global climate agenda, particularly with regard to industrial transition, the decarbonization of energy-intensive sectors, and the need to strengthen standards, financing, and international cooperation.
For the steel industry, and particularly for Latin America, the 30th edition of the COP offered signals about the role of heavy industry in the energy transition, the importance of harmonized methodological frameworks, and the urgency of enabling economic conditions that allow for fair and competitive progress.
COP30 was a key stage for advancing initiatives that strengthen the transparency, comparability, and competitiveness of steel globally. In this context, Alacero, together with worldsteel, the IDB, and other international organizations, played a central role in generating technical knowledge and representing the Latin American perspective.
- The COP30 Progress Statement of the Steel Standards Principles (SSP) was presented, one of the most advanced global initiatives to align GHG measurement methodologies in the steel sector. Alacero contributed directly to the technical work in a process that brings together more than 65 global organizations. This initiative seeks to reduce technical barriers to trade, improve interoperability between systems, and enable reliable markets for low-emission products.
- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the study “Pathways to Accelerate Industrial Transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean” on industrial decarbonization routes, in which Alacero collaborated by providing technical input and participating in strategic discussions. The study identifies opportunities for Latin American steel, including the expansion of electric furnaces, clean hydrogen, CCUS, electrification, and increased scrap recovery.
- In addition, worldsteel presented its new policy paper “Climate Change and the Production of Iron and Steel.” The report addresses how to transform iron and steel production toward low-carbon steel methods through recycling, energy efficiency, and innovative technologies to contribute to climate change mitigation.
Access the Steel Standards Principles (SSP) Progress Statement COP30 document.
Access the worldsteel document Climate Change and the Production of Iron and Steel.