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One of the biggest Steel mils here in Argentina had a dedicated forest with 30.000.000 eucaliptus to make the coal. So it's possible to use carbon-neutral coal.
by gus_massa 2y ago
One of the biggest Steel mils here in Argentina had a dedicated forest with 30.000.000 eucaliptus to make the coal. So it's possible to use carbon-neutral coal. More details (Spanish) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceros_Zapla_S.A https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aceros_Zapla_S.A.
- jabl 2y agoYes. Already during the Roman empire the Ruhr valley was denuded as the trees were cut down to make charcoal for iron making. With modern technology we can do better, e.g. torrefaction produces bio-coal with about 90% of the original energy in the wood, but OTOH the scale is way beyond what was seen in the ancient world.