Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 64176

Carbon Capture and Storage

Tabled: 1 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Luke Myer

LabourMiddlesbrough South and East Cleveland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the non-pipeline transport of CO2 for offshore storage does not cause marine pollution.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The UK has an established environmental regulatory regime in place to protect human health and the environment, with the Environment Agency (EA), and Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED), and Natural Resource Wales (NRW...

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