Business leaders have called on the chancellor to back the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Aberdeenshire.

Ed Miliband has confirmed when a decision over whether to fund Scotland’s long-delayed carbon capture project will be made.

Signatories on a letter to Rachel Reeves include oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood and business organisations such as the Scottish Chambers of Commerce. The UK government said Acorn had already received ...