This paper has been prepared by Gianpiero Mattera (OECD at the time of drafting), Anna Lockwood and Stephan Raes from the OECD Directorate for Science Technology and Innovation (STI), Structural and Industry Policy (SIP) division. This work was conducted under the aegis of the OECD Steel Committee as part of the activities of the 2023-24 Programme of Work and Budget.
This paper forms part of the broader Green Iron project led by the Secretariat, which aims to deepen policymakers’ understanding of global green-iron developments and to strengthen dialogue between governments and industry on the opportunities and challenges of the emerging global green iron market.
The authors would like to thank the Advisory Board Group - Chris Bataille, Marten Metsol, Baris Ciftci, Frank Jotzo, Kathy Reimann, Tristy Fairfield, Chan Yang, and Will Hall - their comments and suggestions helped improve substantially the paper. The authors are also indebted to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of the Government of Australia for their continued support during the preparatory mission to Australia and during the drafting of this paper. Finally, the authors want to thank Jerry Sheenan and Michele Rimini for their invaluable comments and feedback.
This work has benefitted from a voluntary contribution from the Pooled fund on International Energy (PIE).