Research Of The Low Carbon Development Of Japan Steel Industry

Steel industry is the key industry of energy, resources and discharge. In 2009, itsenergy consumption accounted for 16.1% of national total energy consumption, whichaccounted for 23% of industry total energy consumption, 3% of new waterconsumption, 8% of waste water, 8% of Sulfur dioxide, and around 16% of solidwaste emissions. The share of China steel production took up only 4.42% in 1978, andincreased sharply to 44.3% by 2011, which made China the real world's largest steelproducer and consumer with the production of 683 million tons. Due to excessiveemphasis on fast economic growth, the structure contradiction of China's steelindustry became increasingly prominent. With a large increase of yield, the ecologicalsystem was seriously damaged, at a huge environment cost. We can only say China issteel output power, but not steel power."high energy consumption, high pollution andhigh emissions", namely "three highs" problem, seriously affected the corecompetitiveness of our national steel industry in the international competition. Thekeys of becoming stronger instead of bigger of China steel industry lies in the changeof traditional "three highs" development model, and seeking for low carbondevelopment. This paper, with a thorough research of the process of low carbondevelopment of Japan steel industry which is the most environment-competitive, sumsup its successful experience and practice, and provides valuable policy Suggestions tolow carbon development of our national steel industry. This paper mainly includes thefollowing four aspects:The first chapter mainly explains the background and significance of the research,defines the research scope, raises research idea and framework, and puts forward theresearch method. The second chapter mainly describes the theoretical basis of lowcarbon development research of steel industry. Firstly it defines the related conceptand connotation of steel industry, sorts out the literatures about domestic and foreignlow carbon economy and low carbon development research of steel industry, andcombines the related theory, sets up the theoretical basis of this paper. The Third, fourth and Fifth chapter are the core part of this paper. Chapter3focuses on the analysis and evaluation of the role of Japan government in the lowcarbon development process of steel industry from the objective system of the policyof steel industry. The fourth chapter is about the empirical analysis and evaluation ofthe "three low" conditionsof Japan steel industry which includesthree areas of energyconsumption, environmental pollution and solid waste disposal, and the fullunderstanding ofthe status and trends of low carbon development of Japanese steelindustry. The Fifth chapter is case study of the process and the actual effects of thelow carbon steel development of Nippon Steel Corporation, JFE holding company andKSL, and the summary of their successful experiences.Chapter 6 is the conclusion and the prospect of the research of this paper. Withan overview of the present situation and the existing problems of China steel industry,this chapter highlights the bottlenecks of the "three highs", and summarizes someinspirations on the bases of empirical and normative analysis mentioned in this paper,and puts forward policy Suggestions and prospects of our national low carbon steelindustry development.