Yesterday CCSA UK Director Olivia Powis attended a visit of the HyNet cluster with Industry Minister @LabourSJ. HyNet will play a key role in decarbonising the North West of England and facilitating the production of low carbon products. Accompanied by HyNet reps, the Minister toured two of HyNet’s partners: @Encirc near Ellesmere Port, & @ViridorUK's Energy Recovery Facility in Runcorn. Olivia Powis, CCSA UK Director said: “CCUS is vital for decarbonising our industrial heartlands and is projected to deliver not just new jobs but also protect those in existing carbon-intensive industries. The Minister’s ongoing commitment to delivering the first two carbon capture clusters – HyNet visited yesterday and the East Coast Cluster - is an important step to meeting the clean power by 2030 target and in building the world’s first large scale integrated CCUS clusters.” Minister for State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sarah Jones said: “Our industrial heartlands, including here in the North West, must be at the heart of the new government’s industrial strategy. “How we manage to decarbonise these industries whilst not just protecting but growing the number of good jobs and opportunities for people, will determine our success. HyNet is unlocking billions of investment at the same time as creating good British jobs for generations to come.”