Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 191857

Carbon Emissions: Yorkshire and the Humber

Tabled: 29 June 2023
Answered: 7 July 2023

Question

Emma Hardy

LabourKingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of (a) carbon capture and storage and (b) hydrogen power on decarbonisation of the Humber industrial region.

Answer

Graham Stuart
Analysis suggests there are more than 10MtCO2 per year in the Humber industrial area which carbon capture and storage and hydrogen projects could play a key role in decarbonising.