Publications

Beginning in January 2026, certain exports to the European Union—including steel and aluminum—will face charges under the EU’s Carbon Border…

April 30, 2025
Matthew C. Porterfield and Daniel Hoenig
The United States holds a significant carbon efficiency advantage, meaning American firms generally produce similar goods with fewer emissions than…

March 18, 2025
Catrina Rorke, Scott Nystrom, and Daniel Hoenig
Last week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) released a report assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensities of steel…

March 5, 2025
Daniel Hoenig
The U.S. is the second-largest global manufacturer after China. However, the energy inputs these two countries use to fuel industry…

February 4, 2025
Scott Nystrom
The Climate Leadership Council is obsessed with data. Here is one trend we’ve been thinking about lately:  Democrats and Republicans,…

January 9, 2025
Scott Nystrom
The clean energy transition requires an abundance of basic commodities like steel, aluminum, and cement as well as innovative, low-carbon…

October 18, 2024
Catrina Rorke
Addressing global emissions levels will require all countries to work toward lowering their domestic emissions. Many historically high emitters have…

June 20, 2024
Holly Rooper
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is widely regarded as the most successful international environmental treaty…

June 13, 2024
Holly Rooper
Bilateral negotiations such as the U.S.-EU “Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum” negotiations have attempted to promote international coordination…

May 21, 2024
Daniel Hoenig
In October 2021, the U.S. and EU announced their intent to negotiate a “Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum”…

April 25, 2024
Matthew C. Porterfield, Daniel Hoenig, Holly Rooper
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