CLC at COP31: Scaling Near-Zero Steel: From First Movers to Global Markets

Date: 12.11.2026

Time: 13:00-14:00

Location: We Mean Business Pavilion, COP31 Blue Zone

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. The event will showcase how steel-sector transformation can contribute to global climate ambition while strengthening economic resilience and international cooperation.

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.

Speakers include Mari Lindgren (Director, Smelting R&D, Metso), Nebahat Albayrak-Edgar (EVP Sustainability and Corporate Relations, Fortum) and Heidi Peltonen (Vice President of Sustainability, Outokumpu). The detailed agenda will be published on this page shortly.