Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS): Ensuring fair access to CO2 infrastructure
This consultation is open for responses
Respond to this consultationSummary
DESNZ reviews the 2011 CO2 storage infrastructure access regulations to support CCUS market development. The consultation examines whether third-party access rules need updating to reflect current policy and support first-of-a-kind CCUS projects. This follows government commitments to establish industrial carbon capture clusters.
Why it matters
This consultation addresses infrastructure access for carbon capture rather than electricity generation or grid infrastructure. As such, it affects industrial emissions policy but does not directly change electricity market structure or generation costs.
Key facts
- •Reviews Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011
- •Part of transition to self-sustaining CCUS market
- •Focuses on third-party access to CO2 storage infrastructure
Areas affected
Related programmes
Memo
This consultation reviews the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011 to assess their effectiveness. It is part of a wider effort to progress areas that could help the UK transition to a self-sustaining carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) market. The questions in this consultation focus on how the 2011 Regulations may need to be amended to: * reflect the policy environment CCUS now operates in * support both the establishment of first-of-a-kind CCUS infrastructure and future development of the CCUS market * support policy objectives for domestic and global emissions reduction Please read the [consultation document](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/carbon-capture-usage-and-storage-ccus-ensuring-fair-access-to-co2-infrastructure) for more information. You can use the link below to submit a response.