The UK has set a target of net zero emissions for 2050. But we won’t reach it without decarbonising industry.
All these technologies will also need to work in tandem with energy efficiency advances, material substitution and innovations in carbon abatement technologies like direct air capture and bio-energy /energy from waste with CCS. Scotland is the obvious place to spearhead the decarbonisation of the UK’s industry. We are creating a unified voice for Scotland to progress along our decarbonisation journey. The Scottish Cluster brings together industry, academia, communities, policy makers and regulators to work together to make a net zero Scotland a reality.
Over 80% of the UK’s oil and gas sector by production.
The vital infrastructure needed for the Hydrogen and CCS sectors, such as existing pipelines and deep-water ports.
Many of the essential skilled workers and wider supply chain needed to make low carbon industry a reality.
The UK’s largest CO2 storage potential and one of the largest in Europe.
A unique opportunity to develop a new industry, importing carbon dioxide for storage, and exporting clean hydrogen in support of other regions of the UK and as a service to other European neighbours.
A diverse industrial sector with strengths ranging across energy, chemicals, paper, cement, beverages, waste and glass.
We now have a window of opportunity to cost-effectively decarbonise across these sectors, sustaining and creating jobs for decades to come.