Plans for a pipeline through the middle of Wirral and into the Irish Sea will be decided by Ed Miliband, and not locally by Wirral's Planning Committee.
The pipeline would transport carbon dioxide (CO2) generated at cement works in Derbyshire and Staffordshire through the midlands, Cheshire and Wirral and then into the Irish Sea.
The scheme has been named as the 'world's largest cement decarbonisation project' and is being driven by the Government's 'Net Zero' agenda.
Concerns so far include the destruction of large tracts of Wirral's Green Belt, and wider impact of the environment, not least the 'Above Ground Installation' located somewhere on the coastline between Moreton and Meols.
The company behind the plan, Peak Cluster, started consultation in January on what has been named as a 'Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project' which means a decision on it will NOT be taken locally.
Instead, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, will make a decision, via the Planning Inspectorate.
So far, the consultation has seen two 'events', at Willaston and Hoylake, but neither was satisfactory - with more questions than answers on the plans.
Peak Cluster also has an online 'consultation' that runs until 27 February
While we wait for more information, including specific routes, your local Conservative Councillors would like to hear your views and comments: