Forging a Sustainable Future: UK Steel’s Road to Net Zero by 2035

UK steelmaking is set to undergo one of the most transformative shifts in its history. This webinar dives into Make UK’s “Net Zero Steel” roadmap—highlighting the sector’s ambition to decarbonise by 2035—and explores how electrification, carbon capture and storage (CCUS), and emerging hydrogen technologies will reshape Britain’s steel industry. With UK steel demand forecasted to rise to 11 Mt by 2030—creating an opportunity worth around £3.8 billion annually—the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Key discussion points:

• Why steel is essential to the UK’s net zero transition—from wind turbines to housing retrofit projects—and how it supports a circular economy through “endless recycling”.

• Major challenges threatening the transition: high electricity costs (around £95/MWh, almost £20/MWh more than in Germany or France), trade headwinds, and the need for robust domestic demand for net zero steel.

• The dual strategy to decarbonise by 2035: ramping up electrification and deploying CCUS, supported by urgent policy frameworks like electricity price parity, green public procurement, carbon pricing, clean steel innovation funds, and carbon border adjustments.

• Looking beyond 2035: preparing for hydrogen-based steelmaking while ensuring supply chain readiness, workforce skills, and government-industry co-investment.

Join industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators for a forward-looking session that situates UK steel at the heart of the nation’s industrial and environmental strategy.