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Carbon Capture and Storage: Yorkshire and the Humber

Commons · Question 53559 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 May 2025

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Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Humber's Viking carbon capture project on levels of investment in the area.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 29 May 2025

A strong UK CCUS sector will support well paid, highly-skilled jobs across the UK, with DESNZ analysis showing CCUS has the potential to generate £4-5 billion GVA per year and support up to 50,000 jobs in the 2030s across the CCUS industry as the sector m...