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Carbon Capture and Storage

Asked by Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 906406

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to protect natural carbon sinks.

Answered by Martin McCluskey

Nature-based solutions are fundamental to achieving net zero and biodiversity recovery. We are investing £7 billion in nature’s recovery, including £816 million for tree planting and £85 million on improving and restoring our peat, in order to protect and enhance natural carbon sinks.

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