EU finally approves €4bn CCS plan

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300 million permits from EU Emissions Trading Scheme reserves to pay for eight CCS plants

EU member states have approved a plan to share out €4bn (£3.5bn) to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) schemes and fund high-tech renewables projects. At least eight CCS projects will receive...

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