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#91 Jiří Mravec & Antonín Šámal: What Heavy Industry Needs to Successfully Decarbonise

What are the major roadblocks in heavy industry’s pathway to decarbonisation? Listen to Jiří Mravec, Head of Innovation and Transformation at Třinecké železárny & Antonín Šámal, Research Fellow at the thinktank Association for International Affairs

What progress has been made so far in heavy industry’s journey towards net zero, and what more needs to be done to aid them in their transformation?

In this episode of the Frankly Speaking podcast, Richard Howitt was joined by Jiří Mravec, Head of Innovation and Transformation at Třinecké železárny (Třinec Iron and Steelworks) & Antonín Šámal, Research Fellow at the thinktank Association for International Affairs (AMO Klima).

Together they assessed the European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal and whether businesses are receiving enough support in their transition to low carbon. You’ll also hear more about:

  • The four key conditions needed for the steel industry to be able to successfully decarbonise  
  • The impact that the Trump administration’s tariffs on steel has had on Třinec Steelworks  
  • The role of member state implementation in the Clean Industrial Deal, and why it’s holding back progress on decarbonisation in the EU
  • To what extent technological innovation will be required in order for heavy industries such as cement production and the chemicals industry to reach net zero emissions  
  • How important carbon capture and storage and green hydrogen is in Třinec’s decarbonisation strategy  
  • What a steelmaking company may look like in the year 2050

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