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He told Jones there as a "very short time frame" to ensure the blast furnaces stayed open.

The sense of urgency after what the government has called an "economic shock" means those time frames have suddenly been shortened.

It is now hoped the sales process will be concluded by the end of April, but all parties are said to be relaxed about the time frame should the legal process take longer.

The legislation would have required them to be replaced with alternatives, such as electric heat pumps, within a set time frame after the sale of a property.

Most carbon removal credits have a standard time frame of 100 years, according to Erica Dorr, who leads the climate team at Riverse, a carbon crediting platform in France.