Carbon Capture and Storage and Incinerators
Commons · Question 125396 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the potential impacts of co-locating WECCS (waste-energy carbon capture and storage) with EfW (energy-from-waste) plants on regional energy syst
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 20 Apr 2026
Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) is fundamental to the deep decarbonisation of industries such as EfW. CCUS is the only net zero compliant technology for many types of plants in the residual waste management sector.The residential waste sector als...