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25 April 2019 • 4 min read

BEIS Committee slams government's 'turbulent' policy support for carbon capture, storage and utilisation (CCUS) technologies

Wide deployment of carbon capture systems is crucial if the UK is to achieve a net zero emission economy and boost its ailing productivity, a group of MPs warned today. But the Business, Energy and...

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