With respect to the climate goals of the greenhouse gas (GHG) neutrality in 2050, different GHG reduction strategies are discussed for industrial processes. For a comparison of the strategies carbon direct avoidance (CDA), carbon capture and storage, and carbon capture and utilization (CCU), the method system expansion is applied. Exemplarily, the CO(2)reduction potential and the energy demand are determined. The Carbon2Chem (R) project is described as an example of CCU for the steel and chemical production. The direct reduction with H(2)represents the CDA strategy for the steel industry.