US EditionThe Unintended Consequences of Decarbonizing Steelworks
Tata Steel's £1.25 billion investment cut carbon emissions by 90% but caused 2,000 job losses and reshaped Port Talbot’s local economy, identity, and ecosystem.
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The unintended consequences of decarbonizing steelworks
For more than a century, Port Talbot in Wales has been dominated by its steelworks. The daily lives of residents have been shaped by this industry. Shifts have set the traffic, sirens marked time, at night the furnaces lit the sky orange. Steel wasn't just an industry. It was the rhythm of this place.
The unintended consequences of decarbonising steelworks
cwales/ShutterstockFor more than a century, Port Talbot in Wales has been dominated by its steelworks. The daily lives of residents have been shaped by this industry. Shifts have set the traffic, sirens marked time, at night the furnaces lit the sky orange. Steel wasn’t just an industry. It was the rhythm of this place. Where outsiders saw towers, smoke and steel, locals told me in interviews that they saw pride, beauty and belonging. In 2023, t…
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