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It is worth making the point that, of the four tests that will be required of a plant operator to demonstrate carbon capture readiness—a spatial test, a technology feasibility test, a CO₂ transport and storage test, and an economic feasibility test—two will be assessed by the Environment Agency. In the CO₂ transport and storage test, operators will be required to provide a storage feasibility certification, so that test will not be assessed. In the economic feasibility test, operators will be required to provide an economic feasibility certification—a statement that there are no barriers preventing the plant being commercially viable. That will not be assessed either.