Cut spending on ‘fairytale’ carbon capture plans, campaigners urge chancellor
Chris Packham says £24bn scheme is ‘national embarrassment’ and joins calls for more funding to help households lower bills Campaigners are calling on the…
The Guardian reports: Chris Packham says £24bn scheme is ‘national embarrassment’ and joins calls for more funding to help households lower bills Campaigners are calling on the chancellor to cut the government’s £24bn spending plans for “fairytale” carbon capture technologies in favour of funding green schemes that can reliably cut emissions and lower energy bills.
This environment story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Chris Packham, Campaigners and Environmentalist Chris Packham.
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- Environmentalist Chris Packham is leading an 11th-hour appeal for the Treasury to use this week’s budget to scale back the government’s “exorbitantly expensive” support for carbon capture, which is now more than the planned spending for the… (The Guardian)
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