Indonesia’s steel boom risks emissions spike

Published on February 16, 2026

As global demand for steel is rising, Indonesia’s steel industry is one of the country’s largest industrial greenhouse gas emitters and is set to become far more polluting if current trends continue, according to a nonprofit report.

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