The UK Government has unveiled a multi-million-pound package that will help businesses across the nation reduce emissions. Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance Lord Callanan announced 12 winners from the Local Industrial Decarbonization Plan competition, who will each benefit from a share of up to £6 million to develop plans for a low-carbon future.
This funding will give winning businesses and partners the chance to work together on plans to cut their emissions, learning from each other while also having access to technical advisors to prepare for adopting measures such as using hydrogen or carbon capture.
This will be targeted at projects outside of the UK’s major industrial areas — from a Yorkshire pet food manufacturer to a Poole ferry operator. Companies in dispersed locations away from industrial heartlands account for 55% of the country’s industrial emissions.
Recipients include:
- Shoreham Port Industrial Cluster, an established cluster with 175 businesses based on the 110-acre (44.5-ha) site, which will explore ways to reduce emissions and improve local air quality by working with local councils
- Industrial Decarbonization for Northern Ireland (ID-NI), which will develop plans to help local businesses increase their productivity while also cutting emissions, embracing the opportunities that a low-carbon future will offer
- Decarbonizing the Midlands Aerospace Cluster (DMAC), who will work with key players in the region’s aerospace supply chain, identifying manufacturing processes that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and potential solutions
For a complete list of recipients, click here.
