Peak District cement firms launch plan for giant pipeline network carrying CO₂ emissions to Irish Sea

Date posted: May 19, 2023
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Some of the Peak District’s biggest industrial employers have announced what they are calling a world-first partnership project to slash their greenhouse gas emissions and ensure a sustainable future for their sector – but questions remain about the environmental credentials of the scheme.

Five cement and lime plants in the Peak District and Staffordshire Moorlands, owned by Tarmac, Breedon, Lhoist and Aggregate Industries are joining together with the Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant in Northwich, Cheshire, to create the Peak Cluster.

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