Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS): Ensuring fair access to CO2 infrastructure

Consultation closing date extended

We’ve extended the consultation closing date to 20 February 2026 to allow more time for responses.

This consultation reviews the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011 to assess their effectiveness.

It is part of a wider effort to progress areas that could help the UK transition to a self-sustaining carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) market.

The questions in this consultation focus on how the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011 may need to be amended to:

• reflect the policy environment CCUS now operates in
• support both the establishment of first-of-a-kind CCUS infrastructure and future development of the CCUS market
• support policy objectives for domestic and global emissions reduction

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