BBC: Warning over 'clean' power plans

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Warning over 'clean' power plans

New gas and coal-fired power stations should not be approved without guarantees carbon capture technology will work, UK government advisers said.

The Sustainable Development Commission has submitted a paper to the Scottish Parliament's climate change committee.

It warns carbon capture is not proven to work effectively or efficiently.

In their National Planning Framework, Scottish ministers claim carbon capture had the capacity to reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%.

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But the Sustainable Development Commission will tell MSPs that it is unproven and uncosted and that no new coal or gas-fired power stations should be approved without guaranteed emission standards.