Government to draw up 'treasure map' to gauge UK undersea CO2 storage potential

Michael Holder
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Fresh regulatory powers to be granted to North Sea Transition Authority requiring oil and gas firms to report on potential CO2 storage capacity

The government is aiming to draw up a "treasure map" detailing the UK's potential for storing carbon dioxide under the seabed, after announcing today that a set of new regulatory powers are to be granted...

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