By Jordan Marshall2021-03-17T13:21:00+00:00
Industrial decarbonisation strategy reveals details of project spending across the country
The government has unveiled details of a £1bn plan to drastically cut emissions from industry and the built environment over the next 15 years.
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed the new industrial decarbonisation strategy, which aims to cut carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2035 and by 90% by 2050, compared with 2018 levels.
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The previously-announced £1bn fund follows on from the government’s 10-point plan for achieving net zero.
As part of the strategy the government has revealed details of how £171m has been allocated to nine green tech projects.
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Business Secretary co-chairs UK Steel Council meeting 5 March 2021
As part of the UK government’s regular and ongoing engagement with the steel industry, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng today re-established and co-chaired the latest UK Steel Council meeting, with representatives from the 6 major steel companies in the UK, as well as UK Steel, the sector’s trade association, trade unions and the Devolved Administrations in attendance.
The Business Secretary opened the call reiterating the UK government’s commitment to levelling up the country and protecting jobs as we build back better from the pandemic. He noted the newly constituted Steel Council offers the forum for government, industry and trade unions to work in partnership on the shared objective of creating an achievable, long-term plan to support the sector’s transition to a competitive, sustainable and low carbon future.
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