Transport, heavy industry, power plants. These may be the usual suspects when it comes to carbon emissions.
But did you know that most of the carbon used to make everything from mobile phones to cleaning products is also extracted from coal, oil and gas?
And it is a trend that is only set to rise.
A report published by the
Carbon waste for chemical manufacturing
The key to achieving this goal lies in finding alternatives.
To this end, 15 key industrial players representing a £73 billion (
Having secured £2.68 million (
No single company can do this alone and so to have the power of 15 manufacturers and academics marks a significant step forward not only for the
"This is an excellent example of the power of collaborative working. It is an important step for the
"The new business model will aim to reduce the need for imported fossil fuel material. Instead, the consortium will build a new, more sustainable supply chain whilst also mitigating waste emissions."
The power of partnership
This is, however, the first initiative that has committed to finding solutions that could work at scale and provide the step change needed to ensure that the
"This is a game-changing opportunity to accelerate action and rewire the chemicals value chain to be less reliant on fossil fuels. It's a bold ambition and one that, at
"No single company can do this alone and so to have the power of 15 manufacturers and academics marks a significant step forward not only for the
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