Renewables 'lack ambition' to turn vast industries green

Chemicals industry chief says renewables sector needs to raise game to meet massive volumes needed for zero-carbon heavy industry

Steam and exhaust rise from the chemical company Oxea (front) and the coking plant KBS Kokereibetriebsgesellschaft Schwelgern GmbH (behind) on a cold winter day.
Steam and exhaust rise from the chemical company Oxea (front) and the coking plant KBS Kokereibetriebsgesellschaft Schwelgern GmbH (behind) on a cold winter day.Foto: Lukas Schulze/Getty Images
Published 3 October 2019, 11:03Updated 3 October 2019, 11:11