The UK government has announced funding of GBP171 million ($238 million) for nine projects to reduce emissions and indicated a plan to price carbon on industrial pollution as part of its climate change strategy, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said March 17. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The projects — located in Scotland, South Wales, Merseyside, Humber and Teesside — support engineering and design studies for the rollout of carbon capture usage and storage and hydrogen infrastructure. These include the HyNet North West project on Merseyside, Net Zero Teesside and H2H Saltend on Humberside. Not listed among industrial project winners, however, is the Gigastack green hydrogen project on Humberside involving Orsted, Phillips 66 and ITM Power. The funds are part of a wider strategy to cut CO2 emissions from industry, schools and hospitals, “creating and supporting up […]