Decarbonising manufacturing: The new government's big challenge

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To build a thriving UK manufacturing base, Ministers must focus on reducing wholesale power prices, ensuring competitive energy costs, and implementing an effective carbon border tariff regime, writes UK Steel's Frank Aaskov

As the new government is settling in, a giant challenge awaits them: The decarbonisation of manufacturing. Industry is the UK's third highest-emitting sector, emitting 63 MtCO2e in 2022, constituting 14...

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