gareth stace, director of uk — pockets at the moment. you - pockets at the moment. gareth stace, director of uk steel, thank you very i director of uk steel, thank you very much. leaders and senior ministers from 20 of the world's biggest economies are holding a special summit to discuss afghanistan. they'll consider financial support and how best to contain the threat of terrorism. the un secretary general has urged the international community to find ways to get money into the afghan economy to avert its collapse. we need to find ways to make the economy breathe again. this can be turned without violating its national laws or compromising principles. we must seek ways to create the conditions that will allow afghan professionals and civil servants to continue working to serve the afghan population. i urge the world to take action and inject liquidity into the afghan economy to avoid collapse. the bbc�*s yogita limaye is in kabul and joins me now. just tell us more about what is taking place at the moment? this is a virtual summit _ tak

the director general of uk steel, gareth stace, joins me.the steel industry is majorly electric l business requires. the steel i industry is majorly electric and business requires. the steel - industry is majorly electric and gas intensive. we use as much electricity per year as 850,000 homes. for gas, about 400,000. it's an incredible amount of energy we use and therefore any changes in the price of that energy really impact our sector. price of that energy really impact our sector-— our sector. what is that impact if we have an _ our sector. what is that impact if we have an ongoing _ our sector. what is that impact if we have an ongoing situation - our sector. what is that impact if i we have an ongoing situation where the wholesale prices are going up, what impact will that have in the short and medium term? in what impact will that have in the short and medium term?- what impact will that have in the short and medium term? in the short term we have — short and medium term? in the short term we have seen _ short and medium term? in the s

gareth stace is the director of the trade association 'uk steel�* and joins us now. morning to you.try crisis tomorrow. we will talk about government _ crisis tomorrow. we will talk about government in _ crisis tomorrow. we will talk about government in a _ crisis tomorrow. we will talk about government in a moment. - crisis tomorrow. we will talk about government in a moment. talking | government in a moment. talking about liberty for a second, why restart now given, as you have just said, the rising and continuing to rise energy gusts?— rise energy gusts? what is the alternative? _ rise energy gusts? what is the alternative? the _ rise energy gusts? what is the alternative? the alternative i rise energy gusts? what is the - alternative? the alternative would be to permanently close the factories and make those 1000 people redundant. liberty steel does not want to do that. despite in the face of really almost government made emergency i think they are being very brave and that is why i am saying today and liberty sang today and the whole sector is saying today, come on, government,