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THERE could be 1.5 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions abated annually by Australia refining its own iron ore to make green steel rather than sending 90% of the raw material overseas, a Climate Council report finds.

 Green steel

Green steel

It would also generate 10 times the profits the iron ore industry usually contributes to the economy. Australia mined 922 million tonnes of iron ore in 2020-2021, with 84% of that going to steel smelters...

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