UK signs up to White House's Carbon Management Challenge

Cecilia Keating
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Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps | Credit: UK Government Flickr
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Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps | Credit: UK Government Flickr

Energy and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps announces UK will join initiative designed to accelerate roll out of carbon capture and storage and carbon removal technologies

The UK government has announced it will join a US-led carbon removals and abatement challenge, as part of plans to strengthen ties with the White House's energy and climate security efforts. The UK...

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