Pause UK offshore CO₂ storage projects and conduct full safety and legal review
We ask the Government to pause all UK offshore CO₂ storage projects until a full independent safety, environmental and legal assessment is completed. Some research suggests that injecting impure CO₂ can risk acid formation, toxic metal release, and long-term damage to marine ecosystems and aquifers.
Emma Reynolds
Environment Secretary
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Pause UK offshore CO₂ storage projects and conduct full safety and legal review
We ask the Government to pause all UK offshore CO₂ storage projects until a full independent safety, environmental and legal assessment is completed. Some research suggests that injecting impure CO₂ can risk acid formation, toxic metal release, and long-term damage to marine ecosystems and aquifers.
Emma ReynoldsSimilar motions
Launch a review of the UK construction industry
Launch a review of UK fishing laws
Reopen British oil and gas fields using taxpayer funds for UK use only
Ban UK companies shipping and insuring all Russian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)