Scots university to lead UK decarbonisation efforts with £20m cash boost The UK Government has announced a £166.5 million investment to help the transition to a green economy, including a new major project based in Edinburgh. The package will contribute to the development of new technologies to fight climate change and meet the UK’s climate targets, while creating more than 60,000 “well-paid” green jobs across the UK. Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University will receive £20m to establish a world-leading Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) that will accelerate the decarbonisation of industries which significantly contribute to UK emissions. The Centre will bring together new technologies and address the challenges faced by industrial areas, helping to provide solutions that reduce costs, risks and emissions.
Source: UK Government
£166.5 million cash boost will drive forward developments in critical technology needed for a green industrial revolution including carbon capture, greenhouse gas removal and hydrogen
Funding package will help benefit energy-intensive businesses like Tate & Lyle, BAE Systems and Celsa Manufacturing, creating over 60,000 well-paid green jobs across the UK, cutting business costs and helping to revitalise industrial heartlands
UK government powering ahead with ambitious commitments set out in the Prime Ministerâs 10 Point Plan for a green revolution just six months ago
The green technology required to help the UK meet its world-leading climate targets has been given a £166.5 million cash injection, just six months on from the publication of the Prime Ministerâs 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
£166 million cash injection for Green Technology and 60,000 UK jobs
Government announces major cash injection for green technology and development as part of Green Industrial Revolution
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24 May 2021
£166.5 million cash boost will drive forward developments in critical technology needed for a green industrial revolution including carbon capture, greenhouse gas removal and hydrogen
Funding package will help benefit energy-intensive businesses like Tate & Lyle, BAE Systems and Celsa Manufacturing, creating over 60,000 well-paid green jobs across the UK, cutting business costs and helping to revitalise industrial heartlands
UK government powering ahead with ambitious commitments set out in the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a green revolution just six months ago
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