October 14, 2026

Carbon capture industry faces tough future, as UK raids green spending

Carbon capture industry faces tough future, as UK raids green spending
Carbon capture industry faces tough future, as UK raids green spending
Carbon capture industry faces tough future, as UK raids green spending
Carbon capture industry faces tough future, as UK raids green spending
Carbon capture industry faces tough future, as UK raids green spending
Carbon capture industry faces tough future, as UK raids green spending

🌍✨ Carbon capture industry faces tough future, as UK raids green spending

Why we’re watching: The UK government warned the Carbon Capture and Storage Association’s (CCSA) annual conference on Tuesday that the fledgling industry should prepare to receive less financial support from taxpayers in the future.

As the left-wing Labour government, under its new leader Andy Burnham, seeks to boost military spending in line with NATO allies, it is reportedly looking to cut funding for emissions-reduction projects, with subsidies for carbon capture and heat pumps amon… 💚

Martin McCluskey, a junior minister in the UK’s Department for Energy and Net Zero (DESNZ), told the CCSA conference in Westminster that, while the government supports the industry, “it is no secret that we are operating in a challenging fiscal environm…

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  • 📌 Key signal: The UK government warned the Carbon Capture and Storage Association’s (CCSA) annual conference on Tuesday that the fledgling industry should prepare to…
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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Climate Home News.