However, climate campaigners from SteelWatch see Smart Carbon as a distraction, and they have a point. It is hard to see how Smart Carbon can achieve what ArcelorMittal promises.
I would have liked to discuss this with ArcelorMittal, and had many questions. Unfortunately, the company refused to answer any of them and was not available for an interview.
More: https://industrydecarbonization.com/news/uncertain-future-for-arcelormittals-smart-carbon-projects-in-belgium.html
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Steel giant ArcelorMittal has been reluctant to invest into Hydrogen-based steelmaking. But its alternatives it calls Smart Carbon are not doing great either. Its flagship Steelanol project in Belgium could be shut down soon, and the closely related Torero project faces technical challenges.
"Biochar was already used by indigenous populations in the Americas as a fertilizer before being rediscovered in the 20th century by scientists researching extremely fecund soils in the Amazon basin."
Cocoa Husks From Hamburg Chocolate Factory Baked Into Potential to Counter Climate Change
https://www.barrons.com/news/how-chocolate-could-counter-climate-change-ab96512f AFP via "Barron's"
Photo: Axel Heimken/AFP/"Barron's"
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