We ask the Government to pause all UK offshore CO₂ storage projects until a full independent safety, environmental and legal assessment is completed. Some research suggests that injecting impure CO₂ can risk acid formation, toxic metal release, and long-term damage to marine ecosystems and aquifers.

The Public Accounts Committee, Parliament’s own spending watchdog has already warned that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology is untested at scale in the UK and has a mixed record globally. We think large-scale CCS is being advanced at speed despite major gaps in transparency, regulation, and public consultation.