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An industrial site on Teesside on the edge of water. There are chimneys bellowing smoke in the distance.

Carbon capture projects 'will support 2,000 jobs'

Projects are expected to begin construction from mid-2025, with a start-up scheduled for 2028.

Animated image of the proposed plans for a large factory type development

Plans for carbon capture facility at incinerator

The business says it is welcoming public feedback on the proposal.

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Cows walking between wind turbines in Norway

What does net zero mean?

Carbon emissions need to be cut to 'net zero' by 2050 to avoid the most dangerous climate impacts.

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Three workers walk along a path beside the Point of Ayr gas terminal

Labour politician attacks Wales 'exhaust pipe' plan

Labour Senedd member Carolyn Thomas says Wales is being used as an "exhaust pipe" under the plans.

Sir Keir Starmer makes a speech in front of a wooden podium. He has his hand clenched. He is wearing a suit and navy tie. Rachel Reeves, in a blue shirt and suit jacket, and Ed Miliband, in a red tie and white shirt and navy suit, look on during a tour of a factory in Cheshire.

Nearly £22bn pledged for carbon capture projects

Sir Keir Starmer says carbon capture clusters on Merseyside and Teesside will "kickstart growth".

Inside the Carbon Capture plant as the Lafarge cement plant has a Low Carbon Energy Demonstration Plant that captures carbon that can be stored in their final cement mix in Bath, on 24 June 2024

Will carbon capture help the UK tackle climate change?

Will the plan announced today make a difference to the planet and is it worth the huge price tag?

An artist's rendition of the design of the Net Zero Teesside project building. It is a 3D computer-generated image of the basic building shapes.

Appeal granted over 'net zero' power plant

Dr Andrew Boswell is appealing against permission for the Net Zero Teesside Project near Redcar.

A bright orange sediment scampi emerges from a hole in the brown seabed with its pincers out front

Charities call for action on seabed trawling

A series of reports estimate high levels of carbon being stored within the top of seabed sediments.

A large room with pale wooden floorboards and a high ceiling is filled with people sat on chairs attending the meeting, they are all facing away from the camera looking at a projector board

CO2 pipeline 'could devastate coast' residents told

More than 150 people gather to discuss ExxonMobil plans for carbon dioxide pipeline.

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