The Humber’s hopes to be the carbon capture trailblazer for the UK appear to have hit the rocks after no projects were selected to enter into the latest phase of negotiations.
A £20 billion Spring Budget pledge had injected further fizz into the sector, with several huge emission-abating schemes for heavy industry aligned with the East Coast Cluster, designated as a Track One entry in late 2021. It united a raft of Teesside and Humber proposals, but today’s Powering Up Britain government blueprint on the future of UK energy, has brought forward only three North East elements.
It means the most carbon intensive region in the UK is unlikely to lead in the key race to Net Zero, despite appearing to have the most to offer and major representations to the heart of the decision-making process.
