Decarbonisation readiness: updates to the 2009 Carbon Capture Readiness requirements
Applies to England
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.