It's rare these days for any business to make a public announcement without including some pointed reference to its commitment to reduce carbon emissions 'in line with government targets'.
Anything that involves the consumption of fossil fuels is condemned in the strongest terms. Which makes Parliament's emergency legislation to prevent the closure of British Steel's Scunthorpe blast-furnaces look a bit out of step with the nation's march to net zero.
Tata Steel was allowed to close Port Talbot's blast furnaces (with the loss of 2,800 jobs) last year so it could switch production to 'climate-friendly' electric arc furnaces.
But Scunthorpe's blast furnaces (the last two in the UK) must be saved so that we can continue to make 'virgin' steel from imported iron ore. If this capability is of such national importance, why did we sell it in 2020 to a company that answers to the Chinese Communist Party and not to Westminster?
Shortly after the emergency vote, treasury secretary James Murray told the BBC's Nick Robinson that we need this virgin steel to build our national infrastructure. But to make it we must import not just the ore but also the coking coal since all UK coal production is banned – on environmental grounds.
So go ahead - congratulate yourself on your commitment to net zero and cheer on the government for saving British Steel. Just don't mention the carbon emissions.