Industrial decarbonisation: Aldersgate Group calls for 'clear plan of action' to slash emissions from heavy industries

Cecilia Keating
clock • 6 min read
A mill in Newport owned by Liberty Steel | Credit: Liberty Steel
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A mill in Newport owned by Liberty Steel | Credit: Liberty Steel

Government should publish detailed policy framework to help drive low carbon investment in heavy industry following recent industrial decarbonisation and hydrogen strategies, sustainable business group warns

The Aldersgate Group has called on the government to urgently establish a "comprehensive and ambitious plan of action" for decarbonising heavy industry, arguing the various policy documents unveiled by...

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