Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential environmental impact of the Peak Cluster project in a) cost, b) foliage, and c) endangered species.

The Peak Cluster’s planned CCUS project has not been identified as one of the four CCUS Clusters for support through the government’s CCUS Cluster Sequencing process and is not in receipt of funding from the department.

Environmental impacts are typically assessed through statutory environmental and planning processes. These include Environmental Impact Assessments, which are undertaken by developers as part of the planning application process and considered by the relevant planning authorities.