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Energy effi ciency and CO 2 emissions
Climate change is one of the world’s
most important political tasks. The
voluntary commitment of the steel
industry in Germany for a 22 per
cent reduction in CO 2 emissions by
2012 is well on the way to success.
Many industries in Europe have
clearly given priority to voluntary
Index CO2 reduction
100
95
90
85
80
The voluntary commitment of the Steel Industry in Germany
to reduce CO2 emissions*)
Base 1990
Target
Specific CO2 emissions of crude steel
production with external power
Specific CO2 emissions of crude
steel production without external power
75
1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005
*) includes all CO 2 emissions and emissions trade to the steel works
agreements over regulatory gov-
ernmental measures.
Specifi c energy consumption in
tonnes coal unit per tonne crude
steel has been reduced from 1.0
to 0.6 since 1960. Specifi c CO 2
emissions have fallen from 2.4 to
-15.8%
-18.2%
CO 2 =
-22%
2007 2009 2011 2013
2012
Source: Stahl-Zentrum
Specific energy consumption
in t coal unit/t crude steel
1.3 tonnes per tonne of crude steel
since 1960. These fi gures show
that the steel companies in Ger-
many have successfully increased
their energy effi ciency and made
a major contribution to the fi ght
against climate change.
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
1960 70 80 90 2000
Source: Stahl-Zentrum
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
Specific CO2 emissions in t/t crude steel
15