During climate talks at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) in Poland recently, the UK government announced plans to establish a world first carbon "net-zero" hub of heavy industry to help the UK seize global economic opportunities of clean growth. The ambition to be the first "net-zero" carbon cluster by 2040 to cut emissions is backed by up to £170m funding, which is expected to be backed by industry and will help heavy industries like glass, steel, ceramics, cement, chemicals and paper to share expertise and innovative low carbon solutions to move to a greener, cleaner economy. Funding will be provided through a competitive process for clusters to research, develop and demonstrate at scale the innovative solutions to lead the way to a decarbonised industrial future. On behalf of the glass industry, Glass Futures is currently in discussion with government to establish how best to take this forward.
