Is it time to bring carbon dioxide in from the cold?

Carbon capture technology

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More needs to be done to make carbon capture technology central part of the UK’s net-zero ambitions.

Something you do not often hear at climate change conferences is that the UK desperately needs more carbon dioxide. One of the most in-demand industrial gases, carbon dioxide is essential in everything from food production to cooling nuclear power plants. Article 9 funds receive lowest inflows on record as Article 8 products face outflows In recent years, supply chain disruptions caused by Covid restrictions and the war in Ukraine have meant the gas is in ever shorter supply. This is most acutely felt in the food industry where companies have struggled to secure CO2 for carbonated ...

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