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The steel sector, as one of the largest industrial emitters and a key hard-to-abate sector, plays a pivotal role in achieving global climate goals. This high-level COP31 side event will bring together leading industry voices and policymakers to explore the current state of the near-zero emissions steel market and how the transition can be accelerated through coordinated international action. Convened by first-movers committed to industrial climate leadership and international collaboration, the event will showcase how steel-sector transformation can contribute to global climate ambition while strengthening economic and international cooperation.
This event is open to delegates in the Blue Zone.
Agenda
Opening remarks, Tuuli Kaskinen, CEO, Climate Leadership
50 New FIDs Since 2023: Are we reaching the tipping point for near-zero steel?, Faustine Delasalle, CEO Mission Possible
From ambition to investment: Why first movers are moving
- Martin Pei, Senior Advisor, SSAB
- Heidi Peltonen, Vice President Sustainability, Outokumpu
Making the business case work across the value chain
- Mari Lindgren, Director, Smelting R&D, Metso
- Fabian Heidinger, Head of Sustainability, MAN Truck & Bus
- Martin Pei, Senior Advisor, SSAB
- Moderated by Nebahat Albayrak-Edgar, EVP Sustainability and Corporate Relations, Fortum
From first movers to mainstream: Policies to scale near-zero emission steel
- Lutz Morgenstern, Head of International Climate Action, German Federal Environment Ministry
- Sebastian Langendorf, CEO, Meranti Green Steel
- Ankit Todi, CSO, Mahindra Group
- Heidi Peltonen, Vice President Sustainability, Outokumpu
14:15 End of the event
Details
Date: 12.11.2026
Time: 13:00-14:00
Location: We Mean Business Pavilion, Delegation Pavilions, Blue Zone, Zone B2, Pavilion: C-555
Hosted by: Climate Leadership Coalition (CLC), We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC) and Demos Helsinki
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