I have been listening to 5 live on and off today and from what i hears Sunak is saying if we need to use fossil fuel for a few years why not get it locally rather than pay for it to be brought here adding even more pollution.
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He is also making a big thing about carbon capture and storage -
What is carbon capture and storage?
You'll have heard this phrase a lot today, as Rishi Sunak announced more funding for carbon capture projects. So let's have a quick rundown of what it is.
Firstly, burning fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal to generate electricity emits CO2, which is the main driver of climate change.
The carbon capture process stops most of the CO2 produced from being released, and either re-uses it or stores it underground.
The government says the North Sea is an ideal place to store CO2 - it has plenty of old empty oil and gas reservoirs, and also permeable rocks known as saline aquifers.
Take a look at how the process works below:
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