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The new five-year plan and a pilot scheme signal China is getting serious about green hydrogen, with steelmaking among the sectors that may benefit.
Big auto and steelmakers say they will deepen cooperation on decarbonisation, but use of climate friendlier steel in cars remains at an early stage.
City policies should stress practical outcomes and lower electricity bills rather than emission reductions.
Duties have also been lowered for goods such as electric rice cookers, solar lamps and batteries as the oil price surge linked to the war in the Middle East highlights the risks of fossil fuel dependence.
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