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Written Question · S6W-39602 · Session 6

What its position is on how the continued operation of the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant aligns with Scotland’s statutory greenhouse…

Answered Asked by Douglas Lumsden Con Lodged 28 Jul 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how the continued operation of the Mossmorran natural gas liquids plant aligns with Scotland’s statutory greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

The answer

Answered by Gillian Martin on 26 Aug 2025 · 29 days after it was lodged, on time

In 2023, Mossmorran’s natural gas liquids plant produced around 0.1MtCO2e, or around 1.5% of Scotland’s industrial emissions. Scotland’s pathway to net-zero will require all polluting businesses to decarbonise over the next two decades where feasible. For Mossmorran’s natural gas liquids plant, carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be a crucial enabling decarbonisation technology. This hugely depends on the development of the Acorn CCS project, which is still waiting on a final decision and the full funding package from the UK Government.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-39602 by reference.