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Greenhouse Gas Emissions: New Businesses

Commons · Question 11552 · Tabled 19 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions his Department has had with investors on supporting greenhouse gas removal startups.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 29 Jun 2026

The Government has developed a Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) Business Model to incentivise private investment in large-scale GGR projects through a contractual revenue support mechanism. The Government has also commissioned the British Standards Institutio...