A big boost to the Humber’s ambitions to lead the world in cleaning up heavy industry could emerge from Wednesday’s Budget.
Carbon capture and storage is to net an “unprecedented investment” with a figure of £20 billion over 20 years touted. The Energy Estuary is home to two huge projects that could meet government targets for deployment on their own.
Zero Carbon Humber and the wider East Coast Cluster project linking up with Teesside, alongside the Humber Zero and Viking CCS plans, are set to transform the region from worst polluter to a beacon for hard-to-abate areas globally. Funding and policy commitments have been sought, with the momentum reaching fever pitch with calls from energy giants and the release of the Humber Industrial Cluster Plan this past week.
