Expert Comment: Can the UK deliver the carbon storage needed to meet climate goals without taxpayer billions?

Published on February 18, 2025

As the UK commits billions to tackle climate change, new policy approaches are needed to protect public finances while accelerating essential carbon storage development, argue Ingrid Sundvor and Mirte Boot, Co-founders of the Carbon Balance Initiative and Research Associates at Oxford Net Zero.
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