Sunak confirms backing for Scotland carbon capture facility

By Tom Lowe2023-07-31T10:20:00

Prime minister also outlines plans to grant more than 100 new oil and gas drilling licences

Rishi Sunak has confirmed funding for a carbon capture facility in north-east Scotland two years after the project was overlooked for government backing.

The Acorn project in Aberdeenshire controversially missed out on the first round of government funding in 2021 despite being one of the most advanced in the UK.

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