Consultation outcome

Decarbonisation readiness: updates to the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness requirements

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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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

Summary

We are seeking views on our proposals for updates to the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness requirements.

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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.

Documents

Decarbonisation readiness: updates to the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness requirements

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Decarbonisation Readiness Draft Impact Assessment

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Updates to this page

Published 13 March 2023
Last updated 15 October 2024 + show all updates
  1. The government response to this consultation has been published.

  2. First published.

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