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Green Alliance criticises government's 'disappointing' Port Talbot deal and calls for more co-ordinated approach to supporting communities reliant on carbon intensive industries

But experts warn UK is in danger of losing primary steel production capacity, while trade unions lament significant job losses

Reports over weekend claim Labour government has 'signalled a new intent' to unlock investment in low carbon electric arc furnace production at British Steel site

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

National Grid confirms new connection offer to support installation of 3.2 million-tonne electric arc furnace

The decision to close Port Talbot's blast furnance should deal another blow to the case for new coal mining in the UK, but te controversial plans continue to advance

But spectre of an estimated 3,000 job losses looms large over deal that is expected to unlock £1.25bn of investment in lower carbon electric arc furnace at the site

Tata Steel reportedly in advanced talks over aid package that could unlock over £1bn of investment to help slash emissions at Port Talbot steelworks

Newly formed body urges government to secure a strategic advantage for the UK in pioneering green hydrogen technologies

Unilever, BASF, and Tata Steel among the firms to sign up to Flue2Chem initiative, which aims to use captured industrial gases to make consumer products