North
American Steel Industry Commits to Further Energy Reduction
at Clinton Global Initiative
The Steel
Recycling Institute (SRI), representing the North American
steel industry, participated in President Clinton's global
environmental initiative (known as the Clinton Global Initiative)
that was held September 20-22 in New York City. The Initiative
is unique among world conferences in that it is: "determined
to change things now, by discussing some of the world's most
pressing problems; detailing successful responses to them;
seeking the best new solutions; and most important, obtaining
a specific commitment from each participant to take action
in one of the focus areas discussed."
SRI's
participation included a discussion during the session on
Energy and Climate Change on the steel industry's success
in reducing its energy intensity per ton of steel shipped
by 28 percent since 1990.
Bill Heenan,
president of the Steel Recycling Institute, said: "The
Clinton Global Initiative presented our industry with a globally
respected platform to showcase our commitment to sustainability
through the reduction of energy intensity and recycling. Our
commitment to an additional 2 percent increase in the reduction
of energy intensity per ton of steel shipped keeps us in a
leadership position as compared to other materials."
Heenan said that the industry's goal is to accomplish the
additional 2 percent reduction by 2006, in time for our 2007
reporting.
The conference
also provided SRI with an opportunity to discuss the recycling
benefits of steel with key environmental groups such as The
Climate Group, Rocky Mountain Institute, Earth Institute,
and The Chicago Climate Exchange.
The Clinton
Global Initiative included the world's top leaders representing
business, government and non-governmental organizations, along
with former President Bill Clinton, First Lady Laura Bush,
Rupert Murdock of News Corporation, and Lakshmi Mittal of
Mittal Steel. For more information, contact
Bill Heenan.
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