UK’s CCUS ambitions would lock in higher costs and emissions -report

Published 00:01 on March 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:31 on March 11, 2024  / /  EMEA, UK ETS

The UK government's plan to build up carbon capture, usage, and storage is based on outdated and unrealistic assumptions and risks locking consumers into expensive and fossil fuel-based technologies when cleaner alternatives exist, according to analysis released on Wednesday.
The UK government's plan to build up carbon capture, usage, and storage is based on outdated and unrealistic assumptions and risks locking consumers into expensive and fossil fuel-based technologies when cleaner alternatives exist, according to analysis released on Wednesday.


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