Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-04-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her Department’s definition is of abated coal-fired electricity generation; and if she will make a statement.

Andrea Leadsom

Any new coal plant must demonstrate carbon capture and storage on at least 300 MW of its proposed generating capacity and comply with the Emissions Performance Standard. The Department will be launching a consultation on closing unabated coal-fired power stations and will ask for views on what measures might be suitable for existing coal.