Motion
Carbon Capture Scotland Secures Investment
S6M-07311 · Standard Motion · lodged by Harper, Emma
Lodged on
19 Dec 2022Heard / answered on
UnknownThat the Parliament congratulates Carbon Capture Scotland (CCS), a carbon capture utilisation and storage project specialist, for the launch of Project Nexus, which, it understands, is a carbon removal initiative that, by 2030, aims to remove one million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year and to generate up to 500 jobs in rural Scotland; notes that the company is run by Richard and Ed Nimmons, with a focus on capturing biogenic CO2 emissions from processes such as whisky fermentation, anaerobic digestion, and biomass incinerations, and on transporting the captured carbon for permanent removal in sequestration sites; understands that the £120 million investment will consist of a series of infrastructure and supply chain projects, allowing for a sustainable and commercial means of CO2 removal, starting with projects in Southern, Central and Northern Scotland; further understands that CCS has been piloting a number of carbon capturing and processing technologies at its Dumfries and Galloway headquarters near Crocketford, where it currently captures and/or recycles more than 10,000 tonnes of CO2 for utilisation to make dry ice; understands that this £4 million project is a world-first and has been a key component in maintaining dry ice supplies during the recent COVID-19 vaccination rollout and CO2 shortages; commends the combined investment, including from the Scottish Government, of £80 million which, it understands, will secure the company’s further continued growth and development, together with a dedicated £5 million fund to support carbon utilisation, and wishes Richard, Ed and all the team at Carbon Capture Scotland, every success as they take forward this innovative Project Nexus.
Backed by
Supported by 19 additional MSPs
SNP 16
Lab 2
Con 1
Lodged by
Harper, Emma
(Scottish National Party).
- Adam, Karen (SNP)
- Adamson, Clare (SNP)
- Beattie, Colin (SNP)
- Brown, Siobhian (SNP)
- Callaghan, Stephanie (SNP)
- Carson, Finlay (Con)
- Dunbar, Jackie (SNP)
- Ewing, Annabelle (SNP)
- Gibson, Kenneth (SNP)
- Kidd, Bill (SNP)
- Maguire, Ruth (SNP)
- McLennan, Paul (SNP)
- McMillan, Stuart (SNP)
- Minto, Jenni (SNP)
- Nicoll, Audrey (SNP)
- Roddick, Emma (SNP)
- Rowley, Alex (Lab)
- Sweeney, Paul (Lab)
- Torrance, David (SNP)
No division on record.
Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.
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That the Parliament congratulates Carbon Capture Scotland (CCS), a carbon capture utilisation and storage project specialist, for the launch of Project Nexus, which, it understands, is a carbon removal initiative that, by 2030, aims to remove one million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year and to generate up to 500 jobs in rural Scotland; notes that the company is run by Richard and Ed Nimmons, with a focus on capturing biogenic CO2 emissions from processes such as whisky fermentation, anaerobic digestion, and biomass incinerations, and on transporting the captured carbon for permanent removal in sequestration sites; understands that the £120 million investment will consist of a series of infrastructure and supply chain projects, allowing for a sustainable and commercial means of CO2 removal, starting with projects in Southern, Central and Northern Scotland; further understands that CCS has been piloting a number of carbon capturing and processing technologies at its Dumfries and Galloway headquarters near Crocketford, where it currently captures and/or recycles more than 10,000 tonnes of CO2 for utilisation to make dry ice; understands that this £4 million project is a world-first and has been a key component in maintaining dry ice supplies during the recent COVID-19 vaccination rollout and CO2 shortages; commends the combined investment, including from the Scottish Government, of £80 million which, it understands, will secure the company’s further continued growth and development, together with a dedicated £5 million fund to support carbon utilisation, and wishes Richard, Ed and all the team at Carbon Capture Scotland, every success as they take forward this innovative Project Nexus.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-07311Selected item19 Dec 2022 · Standard Motion · Harper, EmmaThat the Parliament congratulates Carbon Capture Scotland (CCS), a carbon capture utilisation and storage project specialist, for the launch of Project Nexus, which, it understands, is a carbon removal initiative that, by 2030, aims to remove one million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere every year and to generate up to 500 jobs in rural Scotland; notes t...