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The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has issued a call for evidence on greenhouse gas removal technologies, specifically direct air carbon capture and storage and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage which it considers to be the most developed options.
It said natural solutions such as the use of forests as “carbon sinks” will play an important role in the UK’s climate change strategy and reducing emissions but will fall outside of the scope of the study.
The NIC has published a list of 12 questions to which it is seeking answers. The topics include the constraints and barriers to the development of a greenhouse gas removal industry, how they could be overcome through new or existing policies, how quickly the technologies could be deployed and the UK’s comparative advantages in a future global market.
NIC chair John Armitt said: “Achieving net zero means looking beyond decarbonising how the UK generates its energy and considering all parts of the carbon cycle. By thinking creatively and boldly now about the role greenhouse gas removal technologies could play, we have the potential to transform our economy and give the UK a global competitive advantage.
“This study will consider what we need to do to ensure this potential technology can flourish. That means it’s essential we have the right policy and planning frameworks that will stimulate investment and ensure the best solutions are deployed at the right time to bolster broader efforts to tackle climate change.”
The deadline for responses is 3 March 2021. The NIC expects to complete its study on carbon capture technologies by the summer.
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