UK–Norway Green Partnership to Advance Carbon Capture Amid Concerns Over Risks and Costs

Labour has committed £21.7 billion in funding for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage, as well as the hydrogen sector over 25 years.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store tour the Northern Lights CCUS Plant CO2 transport and storage facility in Bergen, during a trip to Norway on Dec. 16, 2024. Leon Neal/PA

Britain has announced a new industrial partnership with Norway that aims to accelerate the green energy transition and carbon capture and storage projects.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his Norwegian counterpart, Jonas Gahr Store, launched the initiative on Monday, as they met in Bergen, Norway to discuss ties between the two nations.