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Thousands of jobs and a huge economic boost could be created in the northern England if the government committed itself to carbon capture storage (CCS), a Leeds conference heard yesterday.
The process, in environmentally damaging carbon released by burning coal and gas at power stations is removed, could also secure the future of Britain’s deep coalmining industry — currently in danger of final closure.
A TUC and Carbon Capture Storage Association (CCSA) joint report showed that CCS technology could create 6,000 jobs across Yorkshire — adding £245m to the regional economy — and help secure jobs in energy-intensive industries such as Tata steel works in Scunthorpe.
Once removed carbon is pumped into former oil and gas fields under the North Sea.
TUC assistant general secretary Paul Nowak said: “Despite the clear benefits of CCS technology, it has yet to be fully embraced by the government.
“It’s important that unions, industry and local business champions work together to persuade ministers to get these CCS projects off the ground and helping industry before it’s too late.”
