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Peak Cluster: Carbon Dioxide

Asked by Esther McVeyConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 22 May 2026UIN 1150

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to the importing of CO2 from international sources for the Peak Cluster project.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The department has not made an assessment of the importing of carbon dioxide from international sources for the Peak Cluster project.

The UK has a significant surplus of theoretical geological storage capacity for CO2 - estimated at ~78 billion tonnes, with only 2–3% required for domestic emissions by 2050. This does create a unique opportunity to offer international CO2 storage services, as outlined in the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan [1].

[1] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68920c9066bdd4490c610990/industrial_strategy_clean_energy_industries_sector_plan_accessible.pdf

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