German politicians and trade unionists advocated for preserving Germany’s steel industry and converting it to become climate-neutral at a National Steel Summit held in the western city of Duisburg on Monday. “Green steel made in Germany is our drive,” said Economy Minister Robert Habeck, noting that Germany and the EU are global leaders when it comes to the decarbonization of the steel industry. “In Germany, we will convert around one-third of German crude steel capacity by 2030 and, in doing so, produce around 12 million tonnes of CO2-free steel,” he said. German steel production is at the be…