18.10.2024

CCSA brings industry together at momentous time for Carbon Capture

  • 850 representatives from across the carbon capture industry gather in London at an important time for the sector
  • Minister Jones reconfirmed the UK Government’s commitment to the Cluster Sequencing Programme, highlighting the projects that will follow Track-1
  • The CCSA conference follows from recent Track-1 funding commitments from the UK Government and the publication of the Industrial Strategy Green Paper

[Tuesday 15 October, London] – Following the UK Government’s International Investment Summit and publication of the Industrial Strategy Green Paper on Monday 14 October, the CCSA brings together over 800 industry and government representatives to discuss the global opportunities of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS).

The two-day conference in London, featuring global industry representatives and official delegations from America, Canada, and China, comes at a pivotal time for the CCUS sector.

Giving the keynote speech on the opening day, Sarah Jones MP, Minister for Industry at both the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and the Department for Business and Trade, set out the Government’s clear commitment to deliver carbon capture projects across the length and breadth of the UK.

Addressing the conference, Minster Jones, said that through carbon capture, the UK is “rejuvenating our industrial heartlands.” She noted the importance of the first two Clusters in decarbonising manufacturing processes such as glass and cement with “CCUS a necessity, not an option.”

With the Government recognising the economic growth potential of carbon capture projects, the industry welcomed the Minister’s words on the purpose of the Industrial Strategy Green Paper in “getting British people designing and building things again.” She highlighted the UK’s “great storage potential” and our ability to “extend vast carbon [capture] highways to Europe,” in a clear signal to the longer-term export potential of developing the UK market.

As noted by the Minister, with the “deep skills and expertise from the North Sea oil and gas sector” the UK is naturally positioned to become a world leader in this key low-carbon technology to deliver net zero by 2050.

Speaking at the conference, Olivia Powis, CEO of the CCSA said:

“The global ambition to deliver carbon capture projects at scale and pace to meet our net zero targets is clear to see from the level of enthusiasm at this year’s CCSA conference.”

“The CCUS industry is on the cusp of deployment, and with supportive policy frameworks being developed across key markets, there is global momentum to see projects get off the ground, with further investments being considered into important anchor projects.

“Minster Jones gave a clear message that the UK Government understands the potential of CCUS in decarbonising industry and power, supporting jobs and delivering a just transition to net zero. With the UK ready to deliver CCUS, we can roll out this learning from the steps being taken across the first two clusters across the North East and North West of England and Wales. It is encouraging to see CCUS at the heart of the global net zero mission.”

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Photos

  • Left-hand photo: Olivia Powis, CEO of the CCSA.
  • Right-hand photo: Sarah Jones MP, Minister for Industry.
  • Please credit the CCSA.

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About the CCSA

CCUS, or Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage, is a key low carbon solution – vital to meeting the UK’s statutory Net Zero target at least cost. CCUS enables industrial decarbonisation as well as the production of clean power, clean products (such as cement and chemicals) and clean hydrogen – which can also be used to decarbonise industry. In addition, CCUS also enables greenhouse gas removal from the atmosphere through Direct Air Capture with Storage (DACS) or Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS).

The CCSA is the trade association accelerating the commercial deployment of CCUS, with offices in the UK and Belgium. We work with members, governments and other organisations to ensure CCUS is developed and deployed at the pace and scale necessary to meet net zero goals and deliver sustainable growth across regions and nations.

The CCSA currently has over 120 member companies who are active in exploring and developing different applications of carbon capture and removals, CO2 transportation by pipeline and ship, utilisation, geological storage, and other permanent storage solutions, end-users in the power, industry, waste management, fuels, and hydrogen production sectors, plus supply chain, engineering, construction and management, legal and financial consulting sectors.

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