Study: CCUS could generate 10,000 jobs by mid 2020s

Cecilia Keating
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Industry group urges Minister to introduce 'wind-style Levy Control Framework' for nascent market at next Spending Review to provide industry with confidence to invest in first generation of carbon capture projects

Scaling up carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology could create thousands of jobs in the UK's industrial heartlands over the next four years while playing a pivotal role in achieving the...

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