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Acorn Project carbon capture funding to be announced in spending review Acorn Project carbon capture funding to be announced in spending review
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The St Fergus gas terminal in AberdeenshireThe St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire
Funding for a carbon capture project in Aberdeenshire is expected to be announced in the UK government's spending review, BBC Scotland News understands.Funding for a carbon capture project in Aberdeenshire is expected to be announced in the UK government's spending review, BBC Scotland News understands.
The Acorn Project based in St Fergus would take greenhouse gas emissions and store them under the North Sea, in a process known as carbon capture and storage. The Acorn Project based in St Fergus would take greenhouse gas emissions and store them under the North Sea, in a process known as carbon capture and storage (CCS).
There have been growing calls from business leaders for investment in the project which has been on a reserve list for funding.There have been growing calls from business leaders for investment in the project which has been on a reserve list for funding.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce the budgets for all government departments over the next few years on Wednesday, which will include information on what new projects will receive investment.Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce the budgets for all government departments over the next few years on Wednesday, which will include information on what new projects will receive investment.
In the House of Commons on Tuesday, ministers were asked a number of times about funding for the project.In the House of Commons on Tuesday, ministers were asked a number of times about funding for the project.
Energy Minister Sarah Jones told MPs they didn't have long to wait to see what the spending review had to say about the project.Energy Minister Sarah Jones told MPs they didn't have long to wait to see what the spending review had to say about the project.
She said: "We have always been clear that we support the Acorn Project" adding "we know what an important proposal it is.She said: "We have always been clear that we support the Acorn Project" adding "we know what an important proposal it is.
"The decision is a matter for a spending review but we are very close to having those decisions"."The decision is a matter for a spending review but we are very close to having those decisions".
How will Acorn affect climate change targets?How will Acorn affect climate change targets?
In March, business leaders including oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood and organisations such as the Scottish Chambers of Commerce signed a letter urging the chancellor to back the project.In March, business leaders including oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood and organisations such as the Scottish Chambers of Commerce signed a letter urging the chancellor to back the project.
The letter argued that the project had faced two decades of setbacks, and that it is needed to help Scottish industry decarbonise.The letter argued that the project had faced two decades of setbacks, and that it is needed to help Scottish industry decarbonise.
The project missed out on support in 2021, when funding instead went to two areas in the north of England, and Acorn was placed on a reserve list for future backing.The project missed out on support in 2021, when funding instead went to two areas in the north of England, and Acorn was placed on a reserve list for future backing.
The UK government said Acorn had already received more than £40m for its development.The UK government said Acorn had already received more than £40m for its development.
If it is given the go-ahead, waste CO2 will be piped from central Scotland to St Fergus using redundant pipelines which previously carried natural gas south.If it is given the go-ahead, waste CO2 will be piped from central Scotland to St Fergus using redundant pipelines which previously carried natural gas south.
Experts say the technology is vital for Scotland to meet its climate targets.Experts say the technology is vital for Scotland to meet its climate targets.
Sites which are signed up include the refineries at Mossmoran and Grangemouth as well as a new power station at Peterhead.Sites which are signed up include the refineries at Mossmoran and Grangemouth as well as a new power station at Peterhead.
Climate campaigners, Friends of the Earth Scotland, have previously criticised "public subsidies" for CCS projects.
The group's head of campaigns, Mary Church, said: "These projects risk yet more missed climate targets and turning the seas off Scotland into Europe's carbon dumping ground."