The Government has pledged nearly £22 billion to fund projects that capture carbon emissions from polluting plants and store them underground.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced £21.7 billion of funding for 2 carbon capture projects in Teeside and Merseyside over 25 years

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday said planned government investments of nearly £22 billion ($28.8 billion) in the capture and storage of carbon emissions marked a "landmark week" for Britain. "It is a landmark week in our national story, because this week we saw the end of coal, the power that built this country for many years," Starmer said, speaking in Chester, near Liverpool.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday said planned government investments of nearly £22 billion ($28.8 billion) in the capture and storage of carbon emissions marked a "landmark week" for Britain. "It is a landmark week in our national story, because this week we saw the end of coal, the power that built this country for many years," Starmer said, speaking in Chester, near Liverpool.

Sir Keir Starmer says carbon capture clusters on Merseyside and Teesside will "kickstart growth".

As pressure grows on the oil and gas sector to reduce its emissions, one Calgary-based company is banking on the potential to convert waste gas from oil wells into valuable electricity for nearby communities.

Keir Starmer will set out plans today for 'carbon capture clusters' in Teesside and Merseyside, developed over the next 25 years, with the aim of creating thousands of jobs