"Port Talbot Steelworks: Tata's Decision to Close Blast Furnaces Devastates Workers and Community"

Tata Steel's announcement of 2,800 job losses at its Port Talbot site as part of a move to greener steel has left workers stranded, according to campaigners. The company plans to shut down blast furnaces and build a more sustainable, green steel business using an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), which would reduce overall UK carbon emissions by about 1.5%. However, critics argue that the move is a missed opportunity for workers to explore manufacturing steel using hydrogen. Unions have condemned the decision and urged Tata to reconsider alternative proposals, while the UK government maintains that hydrogen-powered steelmaking is not commercially viable at the moment.