00:01Protesters gathered in their hundreds outside Wallasey Town Hall as Wirral councillors debated
00:06controversial plans for a carbon capture pipeline across the peninsula.
00:10The Peak Cluster project aims to take emissions from cement works in the Peak District and
00:15store carbon dioxide in depleted gas fields under the Irish Sea.
00:20Campaigners from Action Against CCS said the scheme could bring a major compression facility
00:25and pipeline near Mells or Morton and warn about safety and environmental risks.
00:31Peak Cluster says carbon capture is designed to support the transition to net zero.
00:37Wirral councillors from parties criticise company engagement and backed motions, urging ministers
00:42reconsider the project.
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