UK to invest $12.73bln in carbon capture and storage
Britain will invest 9.4 billion pounds ($12.73 billion) in technology to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions, government documents published on Wednesday showed, as finance minister Rachel Reeves set out near-term spending plans.
Projects being supported include the Acorn project in Scotland and the Viking project in the north east of England, the documents showed.
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(Reporting By Susanna Twidale; Editing by Jan Harvey)
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