抗议者在议员们讨论峰值集群项目的会议外聚集。凯莉·沃特森，塔顿公园切郡政治记者。2026年10月14日，更新于5小时前。切郡东议会已成为第四个正式反对拟建峰值集群二氧化碳管道项目的地方当局。
议员们一致通过了一项动议，呼吁政府在解决安全、环境影响以及对当地社区的影响方面的担忧之前，不要批准该方案。
Protesters gathered outside the meeting where councillors debated the Peak Cluster project Kaleigh Watterson Cheshire political reporter at Tatton Park 14 October 2026 Updated 5 hours ago Cheshire East Council has become the fourth local authority to formally oppose the proposed Peak Cluster carbon dioxide pipeline. Councillors unanimously backed a motion calling on the government not to approve the scheme until concerns over safety, environmental impacts and effects on local communities are addressed.
该价值50亿英镑的项目将把在德比郡和斯塔福德郡的水泥和石灰厂捕获的二氧化碳运输至爱尔兰海下方的储存地点。
The £5bn project would transport carbon dioxide captured at cement and lime plants in Derbyshire and Staffordshire to storage sites beneath the Irish Sea.
该公司表示，该项目的规划将以“尽可能预见、理解并解决潜在的地方影响”的方式进行。
Plans for the project would be drawn up in a way that "anticipates, understands and addresses potential local impacts, wherever possible," said the company.
支持者表示，该项目可能减少难以脱碳行业的排放并保护就业，而反对者则对施工期间的安全、环境破坏和干扰提出了担忧。
Supporters say it could cut emissions from hard-to-decarbonise industries and protect jobs, while opponents have raised concerns about safety, environmental damage and disruption during construction.
切郡东议会加入了德比郡郡议会、沃拉尔议会以及切郡西和切斯特议会的行列，正式反对该提案。
Cheshire East Council joins Derbyshire County Council, Wirral Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council in formally objecting to the proposals.
该动议由保守党议员莱斯利·斯梅瑟姆和海莉·惠特克提出，独立议员迈克尔·戈曼和工党议员道恩·克拉克也支持其修订版。
The motion was brought by Conservative councillors Lesley Smetham and Hayley Whitaker, with independent councillor Michael Gorman and Labour councillor Dawn Clark also supporting an amended version.
该动议呼吁议会正式反对该方案，向开发商和规划检查署提交其担忧，并要求峰值集群代表直接向议员们提出该方案。
It called on the council to formally object to the scheme, submit its concerns to both the developer and the Planning Inspectorate, and ask Peak Cluster representatives to present the proposals directly to councillors.
该动议还呼吁向政府部长发送信函，要求在议会提出的担忧得到解决之前，不得批准该方案。
The motion also called for letters to be sent to government ministers requesting that approval should not be granted until concerns raised by the council had been resolved.
在塔顿公园会议外抗议的居民们被一系列公众发言者加入，他们就包括安全、对农业和农村社区的影响以及该方案总体成本在内的问题提出了担忧。
Residents protesting outside the meeting at Tatton Park were joined by a series of public speakers raising concerns about issues including safety, impacts on farming and rural communities, and the overall cost of the scheme.
提出动议时，斯梅瑟姆表示应对气候变化是“必不可少的”，但主张“我们不应在过程中造成伤害”。
Presenting the motion, Smetham said tackling climate change was "essential" but argued "we should not do harm during the process".
她将峰值集群描述为“昂贵且极端的提案”，并称其对切斯特郡东部人民“毫无益处”。
She described Peak Cluster as a "costly and extreme proposal" and said there was "no benefit" for the people of Cheshire East.
然而，工党议员希瑟·塞登表示，在国家层面上，碳捕集与储存的科学依据是“有说服力的”，但认为该项目在地方层面的论证尚未成立。
However, Labour councillor Heather Seddon said the scientific case for carbon capture and storage at a national level was "compelling", but argued the local case for the project had yet to be made.
议会领袖尼克·曼尼恩也表示需要采取行动应对气候变化，但质疑峰值集群是否代表了水泥行业“最安全且最合适的应对方案”。
Council leader Nick Mannion also said action was needed on climate change but questioned whether Peak Cluster represented "the safest and most appropriate response for the cement industry".
碳捕集与储存协会 碳捕集与储存旨在减轻水泥行业对环境的影响。上个月，峰值集群在收到超过5500名受访者的咨询反馈后，对拟议路线的部分进行了修改，并缩小了受保护管道走廊的宽度。
Carbon Capture and Storage Association Carbon capture and storage is designed to mitigate the environmental impact of the cement industry Last month, Peak Cluster a nnounced changes to parts of the proposed route and reduced the width of the safeguarded pipeline corridor following consultation feedback from more than 5,500 respondents.
能源安全与净零部门的一位发言人表示，政府正在推进将支持就业并有助于脱碳水泥等行业的工业规模碳捕集项目。
A spokesperson for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said the government was delivering industrial-scale carbon capture projects that would support jobs and help decarbonise industries such as cement.
该部门表示，包括水泥在内的行业若没有碳捕集技术，难以实现脱碳，但补充称，峰值集群项目是私人开发的，未获得该部门的资助。该动议获得所有66名出席议员的一致通过。
The department said sectors including cement were difficult to decarbonise without carbon capture technology, but added that the Peak Cluster project was being developed privately and was not receiving funding from the department. The motion was approved unanimously by all 66 councillors present.
投票后，惠特克表示，她很高兴议员们在此问题上达成共识，尽管她认为本应更早提交全体议会审议。
After the vote, Whitaker said she was pleased councillors had come together on the issue, although she felt it should have reached full council sooner.
峰值集群的首席执行官大卫·帕金表示，他理解“地区议员对该项目持有强烈看法”，并称“我们致力于与他们合作，因为他们最了解这一地区”。
Peak Cluster's chief executive David Parkin said he understood that "councillors across the region have strong views about the project, and we are committed to working with them, as those that know the area best".
“这将有助于我们在制定项目计划和设计峰值集群时尽可能获取尽可能多的信息，以预见、理解并尽可能解决潜在的当地影响，”他说。
"This will help us gain as much information as possible as we develop our plans for the project and design Peak Cluster in a way that anticipates, understands and addresses potential local impacts, wherever possible," he said.
“随着我们的计划不断演进，项目的所有方面都将接受严格的独立监管审查。”
"As our plans continue to evolve, all aspects of the project will be subject to rigorous independent regulatory scrutiny."