United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 1957
Coal Fired Power Stations: Carbon Capture and Storage
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13 February 2020
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27 February 2020 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on CO2 emissions of lowering the 300MW rating threshold above which combustion based power stations are required to demonstrate that they
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13 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on CO2 emissions of lowering the 300MW rating threshold above which combustion based power stations are required to demonstrate that they
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27 February 2020
Answer
The Government consulted on the appropriate threshold for carbon capture readiness in 2008. Following this consultation, the 300MW threshold as required in the Carbon Capture Storage Directive was adopted in legislation.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-13/1957
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1178383
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