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Peak Cluster is overseeing a carbon capture project involving four cement and lime producers in Derbyshire and Staffordshire: Holcim's Cauldon plant, Tarmac's Tunstead plant, Buxton Lime's Tunstead plant, and Breedon's Hope plant. A six-week consultation began on January 12, with aims to balance carbon capture benefits against potential impacts on the Peak District National Park.

The project plans to transport and store CO2 permanently beneath the East Irish Sea, potentially preventing over three million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. Peak Cluster claims the project could secure 40% of the UK's cement and lime industries and create 13,000 jobs by 2050. A Development Consent Order application is planned for 2027.