# Cut spending on ‘fairytale’ carbon capture plans, campaigners urge chancellor

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-27T13:28:00+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/27/chris-packham-chancellor-scrap-spending-fairytale-carbon-capture-budget
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/cut-spending-on-fairytale-carbon-capture-plans-campaigners-urge-chance-13db8c/

Chris Packham says £24bn scheme is ‘national embarrassment’ and joins calls for more funding to help households lower bills Campaigners are calling on the chancellor to cut the government’s £24bn spending plans for “fairytale” carbon capture technologies in favour of funding green schemes that can reliably cut emissions and lower energy bills. The environmentalist Chris Packham is leading an 11th-

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