CAMPAIGN Carbon capture, usage and storage


CLIMATE CHANGE JOBS BOOST


Carbon capture construction jobs promise announced by government


In October the new Labour government announced £21.7bn of funding over 25 years into massive carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects.


These aim to help the UK achieve its ambitious Net Zero targets, as well providing highly skilled jobs both in the construction of the schemes as well as running and maintaining them in the future.


Prime minister Keir Starmer, chancellor Rachel Reeves, and energy secretary Ed Miliband made the announcement in the North West at the Encirc glass making factory near Ellesmere Port (pictured above). The government declared a “new era” that would “pave the way for securing the clean energy revolution”.


Keir Starmer said, “We’re reigniting our industrial heartlands by investing in the industry of the future.


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Add that the announcement “will give industry the certainty it needs – committing to 25 years of funding in this groundbreaking technology – to help deliver jobs, kickstart growth, and repair this country once and for all.”


The government claims, “the carbon capture, usage and storage industry is expected to support 50,000 good, skilled jobs as the sector matures in the 2030s, helping to support the oil


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