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What next? | From heavy industry to clean growth

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In the debut episode of 'What Next' - Marc Kahn and Lindsay Hooper bring in Faustine Delasalle, CEO of the Mission Possible Partnership and Katie Fergusson, SVP, Studies and Development at Anglo-American to discuss some surprising advancements being made by heavy industry, like steel manufacturing. While technologies for low-carbon, resource efficient steel, cement, heavy transport and mining are advancing rapidly, deployment still lags behind what’s required.

00:00 Introduction
01:50 Clean Growth & Industrial Revolution
03:23 Guests background in sustainability
04:40 Are We Moving Fast Enough?
06:36 Technology, Policy, and Market Forces
08:00 Scenarios for Industrial Acceleration
09:03 Mining’s Role in the Transition
10:01 Innovation in Mining- examples of new technologies
13:14 Scaling Innovation: Lessons Learned
19:46 More mining less extraction
21: 06 Value Chains, Policy, and Market Signals
24:52 Partnerships and Vertical Integration
27:07 Social Impact and Just Transition
31:57 Policy Shifts for Decarbonization
34:06 Leadership Insights
37:11 Closing Reflections
Chapters
  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:50 Clean Growth & Industrial Revolution
  • 03:23 Guests background in sustainability
  • 04:40 Are We Moving Fast Enough?
  • 06:36 Technology, Policy, and Market Forces
  • 08:00 Scenarios for Industrial Acceleration
  • 09:03 Mining’s Role in the Transition
  • 10:01 Innovation in Mining- examples of new technologies
  • 13:14 Scaling Innovation: Lessons Learned
  • 19:46 More mining less extraction
  • 21:06 Value Chains, Policy, and Market Signals
  • 24:52 Partnerships and Vertical Integration
  • 27:07 Social Impact and Just Transition
  • 31:57 Policy Shifts for Decarbonization
  • 34:06 Leadership Insights
  • 37:11 Closing Reflections
20 Nov 2025 English South Africa Business · Investing

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