Spending watchdog slams government's mishandling of failed £1bn CCS competition

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National Audit Office says cancelled funding competition was launched with insufficient planning or recognition of commercial risks

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) firms have welcomed a new report by the public spending watchdog, accusing the government of failing to properly plan the £1bn CCS funding competition that was canned last...

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