
UK Government Commits £200 Million to Scotland’s Acorn Carbon Capture Cluster, Promising Major Boost for Industrial Decarbonisation
The UK Government has officially pledged £200 million (US$271 million) to the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) cluster in Scotland, a long-anticipated move hailed as a critical step toward establishing a national carbon storage infrastructure and delivering a just transition for industrial regions facing fossil fuel phaseouts. The announcement, made in the wake of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first spending review, forms part of a broader £9.4 billion CCS investment package and confirms the full sum requested by the Acorn consortium. The funding will be used to prepare the project for delivery, subject to final business case approval, with a…