Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN HL1416

Carbon Capture and Storage

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of Waste to Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage (WECCS) projects in Wales to contribute to the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget by (1) decarbonising residual waste, and (2) generating

Answer

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is currently the only net zero compliant technology for many types of plants in the residual waste management sector. Energy from Waste with CCS projects have the potential to deliver Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGRs) by capt...

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