Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to the importing of CO2 from international sources for the Peak Cluster project.

The department has not made an assessment of the importing of carbon dioxide from international sources for the Peak Cluster project.

The UK has a significant surplus of theoretical geological storage capacity for CO₂ - estimated at ~78 billion tonnes, with only 2–3% required for domestic emissions by 2050. This does create a unique opportunity to offer international CO₂ storage services, as outlined in the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan [1].

[1] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68920c9066bdd4490c610990/industrial_strategy_clean_energy_industries_sector_plan_accessible.pdf