Energy Transitions

Why it's time to rethink the UK's CCUS ambitions

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In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue gains candid perspectives on the UK's CCUS market from Lorenzo Sani, power and utilities analyst at independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker. Sani shares findings from Carbon Tracker's latest reports which show the technology has shown little evidence of cost improvements and scalability.

In this episode you will learn more about:

  • Why the UK's CCUS ambitions are not realistic and need to be reconsidered;
  • The importance of policy to set realistic targets and why the UK's new Labour government needs to go back to the drawing board;
  • Where CCUS will have the greatest impact in reaching decarbonisation targets;
  • The challenges presented by upstream emissions for blue hydrogen and gas-CCS;
  • How to ensure the carbon market is fit for purpose.

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