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Steel Infographic: Impacts of a U.S. Border Pollution Measure

Economic and Environmental Impacts of a U.S. Border Pollution Measure on Steel and Aluminum: Steel Overview

Steel Infographic: Impacts of a U.S. Border Pollution Measure

This brief presents the results of a Silverado Policy Accelerator study on the economic and environmental impacts of a U.S. border pollution measure (BPM) on steel. The BPMs covered in the study apply a fee to imports that are more emissions-intensive—more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per metric ton (mt) of product—than U.S. production.