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Carbon Capture and Storage and Incinerators

Commons · Question 125395 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of technical maturity and commercial readiness of WECCS (waste-energy carbon capture and storage) at EfW (energy-from-wast

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Answered by Michael Shanks, 20 Apr 2026

Carbon capture and storage (CCUS) is fundamental to the deep decarbonisation of industries such as energy-from-waste (EfW). CCUS is the only net zero compliant technology for many types of plants in the residual waste management sector. The residential wa...