Plans for a "controversial" scheme to build a carbon dioxide pipeline on the Isle of Wight have been scrapped, MPs say. ExxonMobil had been seeking approval for the Solent CO2 Pipeline Project, which would run from its Fawley oil refinery near Southampton to a CO2 storage site under the English Channel.

Oil giant ExxonMobil has withdrawn its controversial plan for an underground carbon capture pipeline through the New Forest.

Controversial plans for a fuel pipeline from Fawley Refinery have been scrapped, ExxonMobil has confirmed. In a statement, the company said proposals for a CO2 pipeline from Fawley to the English Channel have been abandoned due to a "lack of Government policy certainty and timelines".

The deadline to have your say on the proposed CO2 pipeline, that will cut across the Island, is 6pm on Monday. See the article for full details

An online petition has been launched against Exxon’s proposal to run a carbon dioxide capture pipeline through the Forest.

ExxonMobil have pointed the finger at the government in a statement following the decision to abandon plans for an Isle of Wight fuel pipeline. It was announced today by New Forest East MP Julian Lewis that ExxonMobil has scrapped its proposal to transport CO2 from Fawley to a “carbon capture” storage site beneath the England Channel.