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Environmental issues have significant impacts on the global steel industry, and policy makers are continuing to focus on ways to further promote environmental sustainability. The OECD Steel Committee has given high priority to such policy issues.

The meeting held in Paris on 7-8 November 2006 covered several issues. Presentations are available below:

• Mr. Richard Baron, IEA - Sectoral approaches for greenhouse gas reduction.
• Mr. Anthony de Carvalho, OECD - Raw material markets.
• Eurofer - Report on the Economic and steel market situation.
• Mr. Jean-Pierre Birat, IISI - technological solution paths for reducing co emissions in the Steel sector.
• Mr. Jean-Pierre DeBruxelles, Eurofer - European perspective towards the co2 challenge.
• Mr. John Newman, Consultant - Sectoral Approaches to reduce co2 emissions in the Iron and Steel sector.
• Mr. John Newman, Consultant - Present policy approaches to reduce co2 emissions in the iron and steel sector.
• Mr. James D. Schultz, American Iron and Steel Institute - Regional ISS industry perspectives.
• Mr. Dolf Gielen, IEA - Present and Future CO2 emissions in the iron and steel industry.
• IMF/TUAC - Anticipating and managing change in the steel industry: A trade union perspective.
• NAFTA Statements - Statment on foreign market developments and the global steel industry.
• Mr. Abraao Carvalho, EC - The EU emissions trading system: state of play and prospects.