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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

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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

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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...