UK Budget 2026: government deals blow to CCUS and hydrogen as funding cut by £700m
Chancellor John Healey has cut funding for UK carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen projects by £700m ($932m) to boost defence.
UK Budget 2026: government deals blow to CCUS and hydrogen as funding cut by £700m
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THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched investigations into alleged dumping of certain types of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from Mexico, Taiwan, South Korea and China - the latter of which has increased exports of the chemical to Europe 12-fold.
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