Carbon emissions reduction targets

The requirement

The publisher’s words are shown on request, below the limits.

What the product must meet

The publisher’s words

How it is proven

Evidence required

Result of most recent calculations submitted to World Steel Association’s Climate Action Programme; not older than two years; OR Calculations showing annual reductions for a twelve-month or up to five-year average, where the newest data must not be older than two years; for a recertification, at least the last three years must be covered; OR Outline of planned carbon emissions reductions within the next three years; OR Evidence of ResponsibleSteel standard certification; if the certification is for the production site(s), evidence of sources of steel needs to be included; or – if no certification under the ResponsibleSteel standard – evidence of compliance with all Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions criteria of the ResponsibleSteel standard; OR Evidence of compliance with Green Star Design and As Built version 1.2, credit 20.1B ‘Energy-Reducing Processes in Steel Reinforcement Production’.

Who checks it

Applicant declares — a signed statement from the applicant

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks

Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy

Standing

Required — must be met for the credential

Impact area

Climate Health — the CMF area the clause addresses

Pathway

Option A — the document offers alternatives, and this is one

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