简介：Thispapershallshowaneconomicfeasibleapproachtoimplementgreenhousegas（GHG）reductionmeasuresintosteelcompanies.ThegoaltoimproveenergyconsumptionisdirectlylinkedtothereductionofGHGemissionsandthereforedirectlyincorrelationwiththeeconomicviability.Abaselinescenariooftheconsideredreferencesystemandoftherespectivereferenceyearhastobedefined,mappedandanalysed.Inasecondstepananalysisofthesameoperationusingavailableandprospectedbestavailabletechnology（BAT）processesiscarriedouttogenerateabasisforabenchmarksystem.TheidentifiedreductionpotentialsarereportedandtheGHGemissionreductionsareputintorelationtotheinvestmentcostofthenewprocesstechnologies/processadaptiontobeimplemented.ThiseconomicfeasibilitycalculationisnecessarytorealiseacostefficientGHGreductionroadmapimplementationintothecompany’sbusinessoperations.TheGHGreductionroadmapisdevelopedusingtheabatementcurveconcepttogetanindicationof'lowhangingfruits'andforestablishingasequenceforimplementingcarbonemissionreductionsmeasures.ThescopeofthatapproachcanbeextendedbyincludingfurtherimportantenvironmentalparameterslikeNOx,SO2,CO,dust,heavymetalemissionsinairaswellasproductionresidues.ThatgivesintheendabroaderpictureandmorestartingpointstoimprovetheoverallenvironmentalperformanceofsteelproducingcompaniesbeyondtheGHGemissionsandenergyconsumption.