Carbon Capture and Storage
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that carbon capture and storage does not disproportionately impact energy bills for consumers.
Answered by Sarah Jones
The Government is committed to ensuring that the costs of the UK’s transition to Net Zero are fair and affordable for all energy consumers.
The CCUS programme will be funded through a mixture of levy and government funding. We have created several business models to fund CCUS projects based on the technology they are using, designed to support this nascent industry whilst ensuring value for money.
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