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The move aims to help decarbonise some of the UK’s most polluting industries and ensure the country can hit net zero by 2050

The suggested green plan involves major spending on a new railway station, renewable energy sources, tree-planting programmes, EV charging points and a new food waste service

The scheme, which has received funding from UK Research and Innovation, aims to deliver average cost savings of 25% and ‘create a pathway to net-zero’

The study, which is due to be completed in March 2021, will investigate and recommend the most cost-effective and environmentally efficient way to clean up the glass industry’s emissions

Hydrogen is a low or zero emission alternative to fossil fuels, which could be used to power industry and transport but is currently difficult and expensive to produce in bulk

Planting more trees is crucial in the fight against climate change as they store carbon and can help make towns and cities more resilient