A great reminder from RMI China that industrial decarbonisation requires collective action.
Digital platforms have a key role to play here — from aligning buyers on low-carbon steel procurement to helping producers capture value from their decarbonisation investments.
We’ve been exploring these solutions with the RMI China team, and I’m encouraged by the potential for real cross-industry impact.
Grateful to have been together with Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) and Climate Group last month for this powerful conversation on Asia’s deeply integrated auto supply chains and decarbonization. Steel took center stage—as both a major emissions source and a trade-exposed input—underscoring the urgency of cross-sector collaboration.
At RMI, we’re continuously working to connect upstream industries with downstream buyers. Our Sustainable Steel Buyers Platform (SSBP) is one such initiative, and we’re now also focusing our capacity on Asia, where the opportunity for impact is immense.
In China, we’re convening working groups that bring together: Steel–Automotive, Steel–Real Estate, Aluminum–Automotive, Building Materials–Buildings, among others. Together, we’re tackling three core challenges:
1️⃣ Defining what qualifies as low-carbon
2️⃣ Addressing green premium and unlocking demand
3️⃣ Building an ecosystem for low-carbon procurement and financing
This is no solo journey—it’s a systems challenge. But with shared language, aligned incentives, and measurable progress, supply-demand nexus can become a cornerstone of the global low-carbon economy.
