They are claiming it will be the death of the steel industry. Thousands of metalworkers have converged on Brussels, demanding guarantees that their jobs will not be lost because of EU plans to tackle climate change. They maintain these measures, on top of the recession and a drop in car sales, will be too much to bear without specific safeguards. One protester said: “We have already invested a lot in the protection of the environment and we also want jobs to be maintained so they don’t go to other countries.”