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How to Escape From the Iron Age? (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)

We cannot lower carbon emissions if we keep producing steel with fossil fuels.

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[-] pumpkinseedoil@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Coal is required for steel, electricty-based heat would only work to lower carbon emissions (especially when recycling steel since you don't need coal there), but you couldn't prevent them.

[-] WallEx@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

"... Only work to lower carbon emissions" But thats exactly the point, that it is high emissions now.

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