Coverage Check — Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS)
Audit of public-source material that may be missing from this policy thread.
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16 itemsThis is a major DESNZ/Ofgem call for evidence on CO2 storage economic regulation, published 6 August 2025 alongside the CCUS Future Network Strategy CfE (which is on the thread), forming part of the same four-document package — but it is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the companion call for evidence on RAB model regulation for CO2 storage, which closed 31 October 2025 and is directly referenced in the Fair Access consultation already on the thread.
"This call for evidence investigates whether the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model of economic regulation for CO2 storage will continue to best meet the needs of users, developers, investors, and consumers as the CCS market matures."
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The financial close and contract signing for the East Coast Cluster (Net Zero Teesside and Northern Endurance Partnership) on 10 December 2024 is a landmark CCUS milestone explicitly referenced in the PAC report already on the thread, but the primary government news announcement is absent.
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What it adds: Adds the official government news announcement of the first-ever UK CCUS contracts being signed, a key policy event not represented by any existing thread URL.
"Thousands of new, skilled jobs will be supported in the North East of England as contracts for the first carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects in the UK are signed today."
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CCUS business models: Transition Access Agreement Draft Commercial Principles (February 2026 update)
The February 2026 publication of the Transition Access Agreement Draft Commercial Principles is a significant new CCUS business model document not yet represented on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the TAA Draft Commercial Principles publication (Feb 2026), a new policy document within the CCUS business models series that post-dates all existing thread entries.
"Published Transition Access Agreement: Draft Commercial Principals — this document provides more information on the government's current proposals for the TAA."
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The Commons Delegated Legislation Committee debate on 16 December 2025 considering the draft OGA Carbon Storage Regulations 2026 is a distinct Hansard record not in the thread's URL list (the thread has the Lords debate and the Commons Chamber debate but not this DLC sitting).
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What it adds: Adds the Commons DLC committee consideration of the draft regulations, complementing the Lords and Commons Chamber debates already on the thread.
"They are essential to the effective sharing of data within UK carbon capture, usage and storage and the offshore petroleum industries — data that underpins collaboration, transparency and innovation."
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The CCUS Council publication (31 March 2026) is a new governance body replacing the CCS Development Forum and represents a significant institutional development not yet on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the establishment/publication of the CCUS Council, a new senior industry-government forum that post-dates all existing thread entries.
"The government established a new CCUS Council with senior representatives from across the CCUS sector to review progress and priorities on CCUS."
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A February 2026 research/call for evidence on the future policy framework for power CCUS is referenced in the GOV.UK CCUS collection but absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds a 2026 call for evidence on power CCUS policy framework, a new document post-dating all existing thread entries.
"Research and analysis on the future policy framework for power with carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS)."
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The PAC inquiry publications page lists the Treasury Minute (government response to the PAC CCUS report) which is a distinct document from the PAC report itself — the thread has the PAC report URL but not the government's formal Treasury Minute response.
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What it adds: Adds the government's formal Treasury Minute response to the PAC CCUS report, a standard accountability document not yet on the thread.
"Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Eighth report from Session 2024-25."
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The November 2025 update to the Industrial Carbon Capture business model documents is a substantive policy update to the CCUS business models series not yet on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the November 2025 ICC business model update, a distinct policy document update post-dating the existing thread entry for the ICC business model consultation.
"We have published an update to: ICC Business Model, ICC front end agreement and comparison, ICC standard terms and conditions and comparison, Waste ICC front end agreement and comparison."
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This is the accessible HTML version of the Evolution of Economic Regulation for CO2 Storage call for evidence — the main GOV.UK page for this call for evidence is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Confirms the accessible webpage for the CO2 storage economic regulation call for evidence, a companion document to the CCUS Future Network Strategy CfE already on the thread.
"After the call for evidence closes on 31 October 2025, DESNZ and Ofgem will analyse information received and provide a summary of responses circa early 2026."
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The PAC press release accompanying the CCUS report (February 2025) provides the committee's public-facing summary of findings and is a distinct document from the full report URL already on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the PAC's official press release summarising the CCUS inquiry findings, which is a standard public record item complementing the full report already on the thread.
"The PAC's report notes that this creates a shortfall in Government's pathway to net zero, with the now-abandoned targets leaving it unclear how the Government will meet its legally binding goals."
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The February 2026 Transition Access Agreement Draft Commercial Principles is a new CCUS business model document published after all existing thread entries and not yet captured.
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What it adds: Adds the TAA Draft Commercial Principles, a new 2026 policy document on how non-government-supported projects can access CO2 transport and storage infrastructure.
"We published the Transition Access Agreement (TAA) Draft Commercial Principles. This document provides more information on the government's current proposals for the TAA."
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The PAC inquiry publications page includes letters from the DESNZ Permanent Secretary on CCUS contingent liabilities (January 2025) that are distinct accountability documents not yet on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the PAC inquiry correspondence on CCUS contingent liabilities (Dec 2024–Jan 2025), which provides accountability follow-up to the written statements already on the thread.
"Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero relating to a response on contingent liabilities on Carbon Capture projects, 21 January 2025."
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The CCS Network Code coming into force on 10 December 2024 (Code Implementation Date) is a significant regulatory milestone not yet captured as a thread event.
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What it adds: Adds the CCS Network Code implementation date (10 Dec 2024), a key regulatory milestone distinct from the Heads of Terms consultation already on the thread.
"The Code Implementation Date is 10 December 2024; the live version of the CCS Network Code is now maintained by the carbon dioxide Transport and Storage operator(s) who have acceded to it."
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HyNet reaching financial close on 24 April 2025 is a major CCUS programme milestone (the second cluster to reach this stage) not yet on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the HyNet financial close milestone (April 2025), complementing the East Coast Cluster financial close (December 2024) which is also not yet on the thread as a standalone event.
"On 24 April 2025, the Transport and Storage Network for HyNet also reached financial close."
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The East Coast Cluster reaching financial close on 10 December 2024 is the first-ever UK CCUS financial close, a landmark event not yet on the thread as a standalone entry.
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What it adds: Adds the ECC financial close milestone, the most significant CCUS programme delivery event to date, not yet represented on the thread.
"On 10 December 2024 the Transport and Storage Network for ECC, and the project Net Zero Teesside reached financial close — the first time this milestone had been achieved in the UK."
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The GOV.UK landing page for the Evolution of Economic Regulation for CO2 Storage call for evidence (published 6 August 2025, closed 31 October 2025) is absent from the thread despite being a core CCUS policy document in the same package as the CCUS Future Network Strategy CfE already on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the primary GOV.UK page for the CO2 storage economic regulation call for evidence, a companion document to the CCUS Future Network Strategy CfE (already on thread at 2025-08-06).
"We're seeking views and evidence on economic regulation for CO2 storage to guide policy and support growth within an evolving carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) sector."
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4 itemsThis Commons Chamber session includes substantive oral questions on CCUS (Acorn project, spending review commitments) but is a general QESN session rather than a dedicated CCUS debate.
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What it adds: Adds a June 2025 parliamentary exchange on CCUS spending review decisions and the Acorn project, not covered by existing thread entries.
"We know how important carbon capture, usage and storage is — the Climate Change Committee said there is no route to net zero that does not include carbon capture — with, of course, up to 50,000 good, well-paid jobs across the UK."
The GGR Business Model summary is a CCUS-adjacent document but primarily relates to greenhouse gas removals policy; it may belong on a separate GGR thread rather than the CCUS thread.
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What it adds: Adds the August 2025 GGR business model publication, which sets out contract terms for BECCS/DACCS projects connecting to CCUS infrastructure.
"Details of the GGR business model were published in August 2025, including the contract terms proposed for projects in the HyNet Track-1 expansion Project Negotiation List."
The April 2024 update to the ICC business models is a substantive policy update but is published under the same GOV.UK URL as the main CCUS business models page, making it hard to distinguish as a separate thread event.
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What it adds: Would add the April 2024 ICC business model update for Track-1 Expansion/Track-2, but this is a sub-update of an existing publication rather than a standalone document.
"Added April 2024 update on the industrial carbon capture business models for Track-1 Expansion and Track-2."
The Spending Review 2025 CCUS announcements (development funding for Acorn/Viking, continued HyNet/ECC support) are significant policy events but may be better captured via a dedicated written statement or spending review publication rather than the CCUS business models page.
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What it adds: Would add the Spending Review 2025 CCUS commitments, including development funding for Track-2 clusters, not yet on the thread.
"Through the 2025 spending review, the government has continued its support to building out the HyNet and East Coast Clusters and made development funding available to help the Acorn and Viking clusters progress toward future final investment decisions."
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5 itemsThis April 2025 consultation on amending the Carbon Capture Revenue Support Regulations to cover GGR and Power BECCS business models is a direct CCUS policy instrument not yet on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds a 2025 consultation on extending CCUS revenue support regulations to GGR/Power BECCS, a distinct regulatory step not covered by the 2023 Power BECCS consultation already on the thread.
"On 10 February 2025, government announced an independent review to consider how respective GGRs, including large-scale Power BECCS and DACCS, can assist the UK in meeting our net zero targets."
The CCS Network Code updated Heads of Terms consultation (2025-01-13) is already on the thread; the January 2025 Network Code publication is part of the same policy document series and the consultation response is already captured.
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What it adds: Already covered by the existing thread entry for the CCS Network Code updated Heads of Terms (2025-01-13).
"Added CCS network code (January 2025 version) and a Comparison between Heads of Terms (December 2023) and Network Code (January 2025)."
This written statement on CCUS Track-1 contingent liabilities (Padeswood) dated 2025-07-03 is already on the thread as a timeline event.
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What it adds: Already on the thread (2025-07-03 entry).
"Today, I am pleased to have laid a departmental minute with an update on the contingent liabilities associated with the carbon capture usage and storage track 1 clusters, HyNet and East Coast Cluster."
This Hansard URL (hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-03-18/debates/27AAE99E...) is already in the source URLs list on the thread.
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What it adds: Already covered.
"The £21.7 billion of funding to which we committed in October will kick-start the carbon capture, usage and storage industry, supporting thousands of jobs in our industrial heartlands through the east coast and HyNet clusters."
This April 2025 consultation on amending the Carbon Capture Revenue Support Regulations to apply to GGR and Power BECCS is a direct CCUS regulatory instrument not yet on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the accessible webpage for the GGR/Power BECCS revenue support regulations consultation, confirming the consultation's scope and closing date.
"This consultation covers four areas of provisions: directions to a counterparty; publication of information; the counterparty's ability to carry out its functions; and eligibility."
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