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Row over jobs at UK's largest remaining steelworks in Port Talbot highlights challenges of moving to a fossil fuel-free future

Professor David Whyte speaks to Context News about how workers are coping with changes happening in the UK's steel industry.

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The switch to electric steelmaking in Port Talbot is expected to cut Britain's carbon emissions by 1.5% as the coal-fired plant is the country's biggest single carbon emitter.

David Whyte, Professor of Climate Justice at Queen Mary, said unions had a key role to play in managing the transition to a fossil fuel-free future by pushing for job protection and stability.

"If you want to have a transition, you need a workforce that is properly trained and that is not precarious," said Whyte.

 

 

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