The Government Response to consultation asking for views on the Government’s proposals for an offshore carbon dioxide licensing regime has now been published below. The licensing regime is intended to ensure that there is a clear, fit-for-purpose regulatory framework to encourage investment in such storage developments. It forms part of the transposition into UK law of EU Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide.
The consultation opened on 25 September 2009, and ran for a period of 12 weeks, closing on 30 December 2009.
Post-Consultation documents