Remodeling the US Metal Business: A Nice Lakes Memo Collection

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Advancing Insurance policies and Infrastructure to Help Close to-Zero-Emissions Metal Manufacturing within the Nice Lakes Area.

The Nice Lakes area, spanning from Minnesota to Pennsylvania, is a metal manufacturing powerhouse, accounting for 60% of all metal manufacturing capability in the US and 100% of coal-based metal manufacturing. Additionally it is a extremely vitality and emissions intensive area: per capita greenhouse gasoline emissions within the Nice Lakes are 20% greater than the US common, due largely to the continued reliance on coal for energy technology and industrial processes like steelmaking. Transitioning these property to cleaner pathways presents an immense alternative for the metal provide chain and native economies.

The Nice Lakes area might emerge as a frontrunner in near-zero-emissions metal manufacturing. US federal coverage help for industrial decarbonization has already arrived within the type of the IRA, CHIPS, and IIJA, and with additional state and regional help, The Nice Lakes can create an inviting political and infrastructural surroundings to jumpstart a cleaner metal business.

To facilitate this transition, will probably be important for coverage makers in Nice Lakes states to work cooperatively, studying from one another and planning collectively for the longer term. Every state ought to be motivated to transition and should navigate their particular person environments, however the Nice Lakes area as an entire can work collectively on fundamentals like allowing, infrastructure optimization, and coverage incentives. This collection of state-specific memos builds upon work that RMI has accomplished exploring the advantages of regional industrial growth within the Nice Lakes by the Accelerating Clear Regional Economies (ACRE) program.

Chopping metal sector emissions is crucial to limiting world warming to 1.5°C by 2050, and to perform this aim, decarbonization and financial methods should embrace bold motion within the Nice Lakes. To assist state policymakers, financial growth places of work, and regional NGOs help the Nice Lakes metal business transition, RMI has produced a collection of state-specific memos that define:

• The size and enabling surroundings required for near-zero-emissions metal manufacturing
• Gaps and alternatives for policymakers and different state-level actors to help through coverage and infrastructure tasks
• Particular web site outlook and proposals on the facility stage

Please attain out to  (nyavorsky@rmi.og) or Chathurika Gamage (cgamage@rmi.org) for extra data and alternatives to become involved in our work.

Particular person Nice Lakes state experiences right here: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.

© 2023 Rocky Mountain Institute. Printed with permission. Courtesy of RMI.

By Nick Yavorsky, Chathurika Gamage,  Kaitlyn Ramirez, Maeve Masterson