Let's hope Vale CAPEX projects begin in ernest soon. The company said 57% of its scope 1 and 2 emissions came from its pelletizing and metallurgy processes, mainly due to fossil fuel consumption in the furnaces.
Its main decarbonisation solutions were increased use of bioenergy, electrification through the use of plasma to substitute fossil fuels, and energy efficiency gains, adding it had been piloting substitutions and would test the use of biocarbon and bio-oil in 2021.
https://www.mining-journal.com/sustainability/news/1420419/vale-may-treble-emissions-reduction-investment-to-ususd6b