Jim Cooper
DECC’s “penny-wise and pound foolish” approach to supporting low carbon technologies will mean the UK will miss the opportunity to lead the world in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Negotiations between the developer ScottishPower and the Government collapsed on Wednesday, leaving the UK with no CCS demonstration project.
Not only does this result in the loss of vital employment in Fife and the surrounding areas, but the Longannet design would have provided a model that could have been retro-fitted to coal and gas power stations around the world.
