Consultation outcome

1st Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 5 January 2023
• Last updated: 18 May 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

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1st Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment

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Detail of outcome

The final Appropriate Assessment (AA) of areas applied for in the 1st Carbon Storage Licensing Round has been issued.

The AA was revised as appropriate in light of comments received during the public consultation which ended on 2nd February 2023. Further assessment will be made as necessary at the project specific level.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on the Appropriate Assessment (AA) of areas applied for in the 1st Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round

This consultation ran from
1pm on 5 January 2023 to 5pm on 2 February 2023

Consultation description

Following the announcement of the 1st Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), an initial screening assessment (including consultation with the statutory agencies/bodies) of the areas offered was undertaken. The screening identified that 10 of the 13 areas offered would require further assessment (AA), should they be applied for.

The 1st Carbon Storage Licensing Round closed for applications on the 13th September 2022. According to the OGA, applications were received covering the 13 areas offered, and therefore, those 10 areas identified in the screening as requiring further assessment have been subject to AA.

Documents

1st Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment

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Habitats Regulations Assessment Stage 1 - 1st Carbon Storage Licensing Round Screening

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Published 5 January 2023
Last updated 18 May 2023 + show all updates

1. 18 May 2023

   Publication of final 1st carbon storage licensing Round appropriate assessment

2. 5 January 2023

   First published.