Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Finance

(asked on 17th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the UK's contribution to the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme in 2024–25 went to funding for (1) China, and (2) carbon capture, utilisation and storage.


Answered by
Lord Whitehead Portrait
Lord Whitehead
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 31st March 2026

1. In 2024–25, none of the UK’s contribution to the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) supported new programming in China.

2. The International Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) Programme, which was managed under ESMAP, formally closed on 31August 2024. No UK funding was spent in 2024–25 through the CCUS programme.

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