Article 539JF Green steel industry could secure jobs future for Australia's coalmining heartland

Green steel industry could secure jobs future for Australia's coalmining heartland

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Adam Morton Environment editor
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Report says steel made with renewable hydrogen could become a multibillion-dollar export industry

A new Australian green steel industry could create tens of thousands of jobs in regional areas reliant on coalmining, particularly in central Queensland and the Hunter Valley, giving them a future as demand for carbon-intensive goods falls.

That is the conclusion of a report by the Grattan Institute, a thinktank linked to the University of Melbourne, which examined claims Australia has the potential to become a green energy superpower".

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