In response to today announcement by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) on the 21 carbon storage licences that have been accepted, Ruth Herbert, Chief Executive at the CCSA, said:

“The CCSA welcomes the acceptance of carbon storage licenses, a significant step towards achieving net zero. These licenses mark a substantial milestone towards widespread deployment of CCS. With the potential to store almost 10% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions in these new locations, starting to develop these sites paves the way for a cleaner and more sustainable future. The next step is a carbon capture deployment plan to enable us to fully exploit our future CO2 storage capacity.”