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Greenhouse Gas Emissions: New Businesses

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 29 June 2026UIN 11552

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with investors on supporting greenhouse gas removal startups.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The Government has developed a Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) Business Model to incentivise private investment in large-scale GGR projects through a contractual revenue support mechanism.

The Government has also commissioned the British Standards Institution (BSI) to develop GGR methodologies, which will be crucial to  instill public and investor confidence that removals are genuine and verifiable.

As part of the GGR Business model and GGR methodology development the Government and BSI respectively are engaging with potential GGR investors and offtakers as key stakeholders.

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