burned to generate power, the carbon dioxide is separated out. it s then diverted and stored underground. if the acorn project it is given the go ahead. waste c02 will be piped from central scotland to st fergus. refineries at mossmoran and grangemouth, as well as a new power station at peterhead, have already agreed to take part. and experts and policy makers say the technology is vital to meeting net zero climate targets. our political correspondent ione wells reports. july saw the world heating up. now, political debates around energy and climate chang also hotting up, too. climate change. the government has said it will back hundreds of new licences for oil and gas production sites like this in the north sea. it has also confirmed it will support two new carbon capture and storage projects in north east scotland and the humber. these would capture carbon dioxide where fossil fuels are burned and piped it under the sea to store it. climate campaigners fear
to stop that co2 from being released into the atmosphere, either by re using it, or storing it underground. take this gas fired power station, for example. as the natural gas is burned to generate power, the carbon dioxide is separated out from it. it s then diverted via another pipeline and stored underground. if the acorn project it is given the go ahead, waste c02 will be piped from central scotland here to st fergus using old pipelines. refineries at mossmoran and grangemouth, as well as a new power station at peterhead, have already signed up. and experts and policy makers say the technology is vital to meeting net zero climate targets. bbc scotland reporter ben philip is in aberdeenshire where the acorn carbon capture and storage project is based. hejoins us now. just take us through exactly what has been announced today for that
favour of two similar projects in northern england. but today, it has been given the green light with the expected timeframe to be operational by about 2030 and the prime minister says it is going to create thousands of newjobs says it is going to create thousands of new jobs as says it is going to create thousands of newjobs as well. says it is going to create thousands of new jobs as well. says it is going to create thousands of new jobs as well. of new “obs as well. there has been a of new jobs as well. there has been a ranue of new jobs as well. there has been a ranae of of new jobs as well. there has been a range of responses of new jobs as well. there has been a range of responses to of new jobs as well. there has been a range of responses to these - a range of responses to these announcements from rishi sunak. just take us through the reaction locally. take us through the reaction locall . ~ .,, ,, take us through the reaction locall . ~ ., locally. well, as you can imagi
the prime minister is expected to announce a multi million pound funding package for a new, carbon capture project in scotland. the acorn project aims to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them under the north sea. supporters claim the project could create up to 21,000 jobs. but campaigners say it is prolonging a climate wrecking industry. katie hunter reports. our economy is still dependent on burning fossilfuels. that emits carbon dioxide and drives climate change. the idea of the acorn project at st fergus in aberdeenshire is to take co2 from plants in scotland and store it under the north sea in empty gas and oil reservoirs. grangemouth refinery and mossmorran are understood to have signed up. government advisers say this technology is vital to meet climate targets. right now, as we talk, the uk is not doing carbon capture at any great scale, so we expect this to be a much bigger industry in the future because we have this storage capacity in the north sea. if we don t de
and posting any letters? make sure you re using royal mail s new bar coded stamps old ones won t work any more after today, and i ll be explaining how to get them replaced. good morning. it s a final day decider for england in the ashes. they re hoping to draw the series, but it s australia who are in charge going into the last day of play at the oval. good morning. for many of us, today is going to be cloudy, wet and breezy. away from the far north of scotland it should remain dry. but later it will brighten up across southern areas. i ll have all the details throughout this morning s programme. good morning, all. it s monday the 31st ofjuly. the prime minister is expected to announce a multi million pound funding package for a new carbon capture project in scotland. the acorn project aims to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them under in the north sea.