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.
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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.
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We think Britain has huge gas and oil resources that we are not utilising. We have very low storage capacity for those we import.
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