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"A multibillion-pound “net zero” project backed by two of the world’s biggest
fossil fuel firms will be responsible for more than 20m tonnes of
planet-heating carbon over its lifetime, according to research submitted to the
UK government.
The Net Zero Teesside scheme to build a new gas-fired power station in
north-east England is backed by BP and Equinor and says it will use carbon
capture and storage (CCS) technology to capture up to 95% of its emissions and
bury them beneath the North Sea.
But according to evidence submitted to the government, even if the project’s
claims for its carbon capture and storage facility prove accurate, the gas
power station would still be responsible for more than 20m tonnes of carbon
pollution over its lifetime.
Andrew Boswell, an energy analyst who carried out the research based on Net
Zero Teesside’s own figures, said: “When a project produces over 20m tonnes of
carbon pollution, it is simply wrong, and misleading, to call it ‘net zero’.”
Boswell calculated that once the “upstream emissions” associated with the
project, such as extraction, refining, transportation and methane emissions
from the gas – including liquefied natural gas from the US – were taken into
account, the power station would emit more than 20.3m tonnes of carbon
pollution.
In February the project was given the green light by the energy secretary
Claire Coutinho, despite Boswell’s calculations being acknowledged as correct."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
