Consultation outcome

Decarbonisation readiness: updates to the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness requirements

From:: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published: 13 March 2023
Last updated: 15 October 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Read the full outcome

Decarbonisation readiness: consultation response

PDF, 438 KB, 45 pages

Detail of outcome

The summary of responses sets out respondents’ views on the following areas covered in the consultation:

expanding and updating Carbon Capture Readiness requirements which will now be known as Decarbonisation Readiness requirements
moving the requirements from the planning consent process to environmental permitting

It also sets out how the government’s thinking has evolved in response to the feedback and actions the government will be taking.

Detail of feedback received

We received 29 responses from a range of stakeholders, including:

plant operators
original equipment manufacturers
trade associations

Original consultation

Consultation description

In July 2021, the UK government and Welsh government published a joint call for evidence seeking views on updates to the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness requirements, including:

ensuring new build and substantially refurbishing combustion power plants have viable decarbonisation pathways
applying the requirements to more combustion power plant technologies and sizes
introducing the option to comply with the requirements through hydrogen conversion
moving the requirements from the planning regime to the Environmental Permitting regime

This consultation builds on the call for evidence by setting out our formal proposals for decarbonisation readiness, alongside a summary of responses to the call for evidence. The proposals outlined in this consultation will apply to England only.

We have published a draft impact assessment here, and Carbon Capture Readiness and hydrogen readiness of electricity generators technical studies alongside the consultation.

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