UK government 'lacks ambition' on green steel, MPs warns

clock • 3 min read
Credit: SSAB
Image:

Credit: SSAB

The future of the UK's steel industry is under threat unless investment is made in new technologies to decarbonise production, but government green steel initiatives to date remain vastly underpowered,...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Author spotlight

Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski

View profile
More from Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski

UK business leaders: Corporate climate action top priority despite economic woes

Net Zero Festival: Firms urged to put data at the heart of decarbonisation strategies

More on Technology

'Robot revolution': Government announces £20m funding programme for farming automation
Technology

'Robot revolution': Government announces £20m funding programme for farming automation

Latest funding from Farming Innovation programme takes total funding available this year to £123m for supporting farming research and technology

Amber Rolt
clock 04 August 2026 • 3 min read
Ore Energy raises $43m in boost for iron-air battery technology
Technology

Ore Energy raises $43m in boost for iron-air battery technology

Company's innovative batteries store power for up to 100 hours without the need for critical raw minerals such as lithium or cobalt, enabling multi-day energy storage for grid operators

Amber Rolt
clock 04 August 2026 • 2 min read
Trade and Climate Tracker: How over 40 per cent of trade deals are serving to advance clean energy transition
Technology

Trade and Climate Tracker: How over 40 per cent of trade deals are serving to advance clean energy transition

New tool from International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) maps climate and clean energy commitments in mainstream trade and economic agreements

Amber Rolt
clock 23 July 2026 • 4 min read