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- Nigel Farage’s pitch for Welsh elections: bring back coalmining Mon, 9 Jun 25, 11:57pmReform leader says steel and coal industries can be revived but does not say how beyond ‘scrapping net zero’
- British Steel must now join the modern economy, not be a prisoner of the old | Will Hutton Sun, 20 Apr 25, 6:30pmLack of investment and vision has dogged UK industry, while China has literally forged ahead
- Tories and Reform use the steel crisis to knock clean energy. They’re wrong: it will secure all our futures| Ed Miliband Sun, 20 Apr 25, 4:05amThe argument for a green power transition is not just one of climate breakdown but social justice and national security
- The Guardian view on taking back control of steel: back in state hands, but far from sorted | Editorial Tue, 15 Apr 25, 3:38amFrom regional pride to green transition, Britain’s steel story demands strategy, not just nostalgia – and destination that is fair for all
- Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say Mon, 14 Apr 25, 11:59pmNet zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out
- The Guardian view on a carbon-free economy: no just transition in sight – yet Sat, 4 Jan 25, 5:30amFactory closures highlight the turbulent shift to a green economy, exposing political challenges and the urgent need for a equitable move to net zero
- UK steel industry calls for government to buy British in offshore wind push Fri, 27 Dec 24, 5:00pmOnly 2% of steel used in British offshore wind projects in past five years was UK-made, study finds
- With the closure of Port Talbot, UK must step up investment in green jobs | Larry Elliott Tue, 1 Oct 24, 2:05amThousands will lose their jobs in the coming months and the deep scars left by 1970s factory closures remain. Change must be quick
- Cumbria project will be ‘net zero’, coalmine firm tells high court Wed, 17 Jul 24, 12:58amCompany insists project should go ahead despite new government saying it had been unlawfully approved
- British electricity prices could hinder switch to green technology, says steel industry Thu, 4 Jul 24, 10:33pmUK Steel says British firms paid prices in spring well over double French and Spanish equivalents
- Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine Sat, 2 Mar 24, 5:00pmMichael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will not
- Fresh calls to scrap Cumbrian coalmine amid steel industry’s green push Tue, 7 Nov 23, 5:00pmUK’s coal-hungry blast furnaces likely to be replaced, making economic case for mine ‘dead in the water’ says local MP
- Germany’s Krupp Mannesmann Steel Mill “In Danger of Failing Due to Financing”, Green Energy Costs Mon, 12 Dec 22, 5:00pmIf the plant were to be shuttered, production would likely be moved offshore to a location where energy is cheaper and environmental regulations lax.
- The Observer view on the indefensible decision to open a deep coalmine in a climate crisis | Observer editorial Sun, 11 Dec 22, 5:30pmThe government says the needs of UK steelmaking override the environmental impact. The industry thinks differentlyThe decision to approve a new £165m coalmine in Cumbria reveals an unpleasant truth about the government....
- New Cumbria coalmine: backlash grows as steel industry plays down demand Sun, 11 Dec 22, 6:00pm‘Red wall credentials’ suspected at Westminster as real reason for approval by Michael Gove