The SNP says the UK should use projected £5 billion from oil and gas revenues to fund the Acorn carbon capture project. The plan centres on redirecting a portion of government-linked energy windfall funding toward carbon capture, rather than leaving it for other uses.
Across outlets, the reporting focuses on how the funding commitment is currently set and what the SNP is urging instead. The Independent highlights that Acorn had been expected to receive £200 million in UK Government grant funding, but that Chancellor John Healey changed the commitment in the Budget. The Scotsman similarly reports SNP backing for the idea and ties it to comments from SNP Westminster leader Dave Doogan about directing funds raised from a windfall tax. The Belfast Telegraph carries the same headline message, without additional detail provided in the supplied summary.
