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Recommendation 35
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Acknowledged
Paragraph: 176
We found broad agreement that the UK should retain a primary steelmaking capacity rather than...
Recommendation
We found broad agreement that the UK should retain a primary steelmaking capacity rather than push its emissions and business abroad, a point recognised in the Government’s own Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy. However, if the Government is serious about its emissions targets and given that the nation’s blast Liberty Steel and the Future of the UK Steel Industry 67 furnaces will soon need to be replaced, if the UK is to retain its primary steelmaking capacity then key decisions and certainty are needed imminently. The Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation strategy has so far failed to provide this certainty and the Government must step up its efforts to provide industry with direction and a supportive policy environment to enable it to transition to a low carbon future.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states it is working with the steel sector to understand decarbonisation plans and highlights existing support through the Net Zero Strategy. It emphasizes that the optimal decarbonisation route is a commercial decision for companies, without committing to new specific actions to provide immediate certainty or direction.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
77. We are working with the sector to better understand their decarbonisation investment plans. These plans may include switching to Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) production methods, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) on existing blast furnaces, hydrogen steelmaking, or other decarbonisation activities.
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