Select committee: Environmental Audit Committee
Technological Innovations and Climate Change: Green Steel
Closed
Opened 3 Feb 2022
Closed 21 Jun 2023
Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
The next subject to be examined in the Environmental Audit Committee’s work on Technological innovations and climate change will be Green steel . Steel is the foundation for many of the UK’s low-carbon aspirations, from electricity generation to modes of transport. But wind turbines and electric vehicles have a major carbon footprint due to the steel used to manufacture them. As the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has recently pointed out , the decision point for investment to renew the UK’s steel installations is fast approaching, without a clear lead from the Government on the technology to adopt. The Committee will be exploring the technological innovations available to make the steel sector more environmentally friendly. Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 3 February 2022.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 27 April 2022
- 7 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, relating to the Technological innovations and climate change: green steel inquiry, dated 29 June 202212 July 2022, Correspondence
- Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, relating to the Technological innovations and climate change: green steel inquiry, dated 31 May 20221 June 2022, Correspondence
- Oral evidence session27 April 2022, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 27 Apr 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Ana Musat · Aldersgate Group,
Antonia Grey · British Metals Recycling Association,
Lee Adcock · British Steel
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| 20 Apr 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Ebrahim Takolia · Green Hydrogen Solutions,
Frank Aaskov · UK Steel,
Professor Barbara Rossi · University of Oxford,
Professor David Worsley · Strategic University Steel Technology and Innovation Network (SUSTAIN)
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Musat · Head of Policy | Aldersgate Group | 1 |
| Antonia Grey · Head of Policy and Public Affairs | British Metals Recycling Association | 1 |
| Ebrahim Takolia · CEO | Green Hydrogen Solutions | 1 |
| Frank Aaskov · Director, Energy and Climate Change Policy | UK Steel | 1 |
| Lee Adcock · Environment and Sustainability Director | British Steel | 1 |
| Professor Barbara Rossi · Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in Engineering Science, the Sustainable Metal Structures Research Group | University of Oxford | 1 |
| Professor David Worsley · Director | Strategic University Steel Technology and Innovation Network (SUSTAIN) | 1 |
Correspondence
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