Carbon emissions from power generation and carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS)

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Carbon emissions from power generation and CCUS—content

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Practice Note: UK CCUS—an overview provides an overview of Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) in the UK, including what it is and the key types of technologies it encompasses, the development of CCUS clusters, government policy and legislative developments aimed at increasing the deployment of CCUS (including the development of CCUS business models), an explanation of the key drivers and obstacles for CCUS uptake in the UK, policy developments in relation to the repurposing of existing oil and gas assets for CCUS, some of the funding opportunities available for CCUS projects and an overview of the existing national and international legislative framework surrounding CCUS projects
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Practice Note: The Energy White Paper—an overview [Archived], which is archived and no longer maintained, considers some of the key measures announced in the Energy White

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