The development of Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) to the point of commercial deployment is new and complex, involving a broad range of private and public sector organisations. DECC cannot deliver CCS on its own and needs to work in partnership with our stakeholders. We engage our stakeholders in numerous ways, including for example: formal consultations on new policy proposals, participating in their meetings and events and holding the DECC CCS Development Forum.
The DECC CCS Development Forum was formed in July 2010. It has around 40 members drawn largely from industry directly involved in delivering CCS in the UK, plus representatives from the international, academic and NGO communities. It is chaired by the Secretary of State or Minister of State. Its remit is to help overcome barriers to CCS by bringing DECC and stakeholders together and to provide a challenge function to the OCCS.