OSLO (Reuters) – Britain’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) on Thursday said it has awarded energy firms Equinor and BP two carbon storage licences on the UK Continental Shelf off the coast of Humberside. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) transports CO2 from where it is emitted and stores it, usually underground, to prevent its release into the atmosphere. The technology is expected to help Britain meet its 2050 net zero carbon emissions target, the government has said, with the UK aiming to store 20-30 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year by 2030 and over 50 million tonnes by 2035. Th…