Abstract：As a major carbon emitter in the manufacturing industry, the iron and steel industry faces severe challenges of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality". Meanwhile, it is also a good opportunity for low-carbon transformation and high-quality development. Based on the energy consumption data of ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, the carbon dioxide emissions are estimated and the path of achieving "carbon peak" in China's iron and steel industry is discussed. On the basis of billion-ton crude steel scale and current process structure, energy structure and process technology application, the space by tapping the potential of energy saving and carbon reducing to achieve "carbon peak" is limited, carbon reduction work which centers on controlling crude steel production and adjusts structure must be adopted, and "carbon peak" within "double carbon" target would strive to achieve firstly. As the main body of industry development, the iron and steel enterprises should carry out the work of green and low-carbon transformation and in-depth carbon reduction as soon as possible under the guidance of the "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality" targets, and jointly promote the achievement of the "carbon peak" target in advance, then lay a good foundation for the ultimate realization of "carbon neutrality".
张龙强, 陈剑. 钢铁工业实现“碳达峰”探讨及减碳建议[J]. 中国冶金, 2021, 31(9): 21-25.
ZHANG Long-qiang, CHEN Jian. Discussion on achieving "carbon peak" and suggestions for reducing carbon in iron and steel industry[J]. China Metallurgy, 2021, 31(9): 21-25.
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