Despite making up just 5% of the UK's population, Wales accounts for 20% of all of the country's overall industrial and business carbon emissions.
To try and reduce Wales' fossil fuel consumption the Welsh Government has announced the creation of a new body, to support Welsh industry to decarbonise and create new jobs in the green industries of the future Called Net Zero Industry Wales, the aim is to drive down Wales' carbon emissions which are incredibly high in business and industry compared to to the other parts of the UK which have a more service-based economy.
We've looked previously at the huge costs - estimated at around £2bn - Tata's Port Talbot steelworks would face to decarbonise. The steelworks is one part of Wales’ industrial heritage in the steel, oil, gas and chemicals sectors in south Wales which are responsible for around 20% of the UK’s overall industrial and business carbon emissions – the majority are along the M4 corridor.
