Sustainable Future

IOM3 has partnered with Content With Purpose (CWP) to produce a digital series exploring advances throughout the materials cycle to address the climate crisis.

The third instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report cautions against reducing effort in the fight against the climate crisis, noting that emissions can still be halved by 2030.

On 11 March, IOM3 hosted its first hybrid conference at our headquarters in London, UK.

The European Commission has presented a Green Deal Industrial Plan to enhance the competitiveness of Europe's net-zero industry and support the transition to climate neutrality.

Of 23 environmental targets for England assessed by the Office for Environmental Protection, none were found to be on track.

The Materials Processing Institute, UK, is parnering with Nanomox, an Imperial College London spin-out, to make carbon-free hydrogen from steelmaking sludges.

Anglo American’s newly launched LNG dual-fuelled Capesize+ vessel, the Ubuntu Harmony, has loaded its first cargo of iron ore from the Kumba operations in South Africa.

The UK’s first electric freight service has been launched by Varamis and Network Rail.

An adaptation designed for existing iron and steel furnaces could reduce carbon emissions by nearly 90%, report researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K.