Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS), the largest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) research group in the UK, is concerned that the multi-billion-pound industry that can deliver effective climate action and a viable future for the UK’s oil and gas industry is being imperilled by slow decision-making within government.
Today, at a parliamentary committee, Professor Stuart Haszeldine, SCCS Director, will tell the Scottish Affairs Select Committee that carbon capture and storage (CCS) offers a lifeline to the UK oil and gas industry as it faces an unavoidable transition to a low-carbon economy, but urgent action is needed by government to seize the opportunity.
This week, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s landmark report warned that the world has just 12 years to enact measures that will keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5C, and all scenarios will call on carbon dioxide (CO2) removal technology.
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