A hard look at steel
From Ask MIT Climate by MIT Climate Project
May 14, 2026 · 14 min · Season 8 · Episode 7
About this episode
Antoine Allanore discusses the role of CO2 in steelmaking and innovative methods to reduce it.
Antoine Allanore, a professor of metallurgy at MIT, explains how CO2 became so entrenched in the chemistry of steelmaking—and the creative ways scientists and engineers are trying to get it out.
People in this episode
Guest: Antoine Allanore
Topics covered
- steelmaking
- CO2 emissions
- metallurgy
- climate change
- engineering solutions
Keywords
- steel
- CO2
- metallurgy
- climate solutions
- engineering
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Organizations: MIT, MIT Climate Project
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