Written questions

Peak Cluster: Environment Protection

2026-05-13 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · 1154 · Official question

Esther McVey

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of the Peak Cluster project in a) cost, b) foliage, and c) endangered species.

Answer

The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of funding from the department. Environmental impacts are typically...