Ms O’Grady will say that 259,000 manufacturing and 407,000 jobs in supply chains are under threat as global demand for products made without fossil fuels grows. Britain is still dependent on burning coal to manufacture steel yet Sweden is already introducing green technologies using hydrogen. Alan Coombs, 56, Community union rep at Port Talbot steelworks, South Wales said: “Companies overseas are already setting target dates for green steel. “There’s still time to protect vital jobs in manufacturing and its supply chains. The region with the least jobs under threat is London with 8,100.

Source: Daily Mirror September 11, 2021 22:52 UTC