![]() ![]() The position is at odds with that taken by Gove when he approved the new mine. Such technologies, which emit a fraction of the carbon of traditional coal-fired blast furnaces, “have been in use for decades and proven emissions savings”, the BEIS document says. Traditionally this was done in coal-fired blast furnaces, but modern electric arc furnaces use a direct electrical current to create the high temperatures needed. Steel is made by putting iron ore or recycled scrap steel through an intense heating process. Setting a target for all steelmaking to be electrified by 2035, the document says: “We have high certainty in the delivery of this policy … due to the deliverability and confidence in steel-making decarbonisation technologies being considered which impact the majority of the emission reductions (such as using electric arc furnaces).” Written in preparation for the government’s 2023 carbon budget delivery plan, the “risk tables” analyse potential threats to the policies in the plan, published last March. ![]() The documents were disclosed to Friends of the Earth by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the successor to BEIS, as part of legal action the environmental campaign group is taking against the government’s climate plan. “Now we discover that at the same time, government officials had ‘high certainty’ about the industry’s move away from coal.” ![]() “When Michael Gove approved the mine 14 months ago, he claimed it was needed because there was huge uncertainty over UK steel’s ability to decarbonise over the next 15 years. “This new information blows a gaping hole in the government’s case for supporting the proposed Cumbria coalmine,” said Tony Bosworth of Friends of the Earth. According to these papers, officials predict with “high certainty” that technology such as electric arc furnaces will lead to the successful decarbonisation of UK steel production by 2035. We have reviewed our content for bias and company-wide, we routinely meet with national experts to educate ourselves on better ways to deliver accessible content.įor 15 years our company has published content with clear steps to accomplish the how, with high quality sourcing to answer the why, and with original formats to make the internet a helpful place.But the newly revealed documents, drafted around the same time at the then Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), say the opposite. Our commitment is to provide clear, original, and accurate information in accessible formats. ![]() We are incredibly worried about the state of general information available on the internet and strongly believe our mission is to give voice to unsung experts leading their respective fields. Our content experts ensure our topics are complete and clearly demonstrate a depth of knowledge beyond the rote. We perform original research, solicit expert feedback, and review new content to ensure it meets our quality pledge: helpful content – Trusted, Vetted, Expert-Reviewed and Edited. We write helpful content to answer your questions from our expert network. Reviewed by Michelle Seidel, B.Sc., LL.B./JD, MBA ![]()
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