Unlocking Net-Zero Steel

The online training will be held on two separate occasions in October and November with cohorts of 20 participants. The training will take place over three consecutive days with a duration of 2,5 hours per day. In you application you can select your preferred training dates or indicate if you have no preference. 

•  Fall 2024: 30 Oct- 1 Nov | 12- 14 Nov (2,5 hours per day)

The call for application is now CLOSED! 

We ask interested participants to prepare their CV and a short (max. 600 word) cover letter.
In the cover letter, we ask that you to: 

• introduce yourself, your institution, and how your work addresses the energy transition and industry decarbonisation,
• describe your vision for how the knowledge and skills you expect to gain in this training could feed into your institution’s current or future activities and
• indicate your preferred training dates. 

For any questions, please contact info(at)agora-training(dot)org.

On completion of the 3-day training, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the role of steel sector transformation in achieving broader climate goals to decision-makers and stakeholders.
2. Assess the potential, feasibility and viability of technological options for decarbonizing the steel sector (including material efficiency, an increase of scrap- and hydrogen-based steelmaking plus bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS))
3. Demonstrate the feasibility of achieving a net-zero steel sector and phasing out coal in their respective country, highlighting expected economic, environmental and social co-benefits. 
4. Map and position key stakeholders within the steel sector for their countries and identify strategic opportunities for influence and collaboration.
5. Identify promising policy instruments and strategic entry points to influence policy making processes at national, regional, and international levels.

The training will be held on two separate occasions in October and November with cohorts of 20 participants. The training will take place over three consecutive days with a duration of 2,5 hours per day. 

The training programme is open to applicants from Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand currently employed by or affiliated with think tanks, NGOs, civil society organizations, and research institutes working directly on industry energy management, or industry transition or decarbonisation. The training is targeted towards early-to-mid career professionals, and the modules are designed so that participants from an energy background can understand this as well.

As we seek to improve participant’s knowledge and skills to expand their institution’s evidence-based energy transition advocacy, we ask that participants:

• are already actively engaged in public and policy debates on industry decarbonisation or energy transition; 
• are eager to increase their knowledge and advance the discussions and developments on steel sector, green steel production and decarbonisation strategies; and 
• are considering developing future activities (e.g. policy, advocacy, campaigns) related to steel decarbonisation.