Combining power generation using sustainably sourced biomass with carbon capture and storage (CCUS) has the potential to generate ‘negative emissions’–i.e. it could reduce the overall amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.65 Both the government and the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which advises the government on how best to achieve its decarbonisation goals, believe that BECCS will be essential for the UK 58 Letter from Drax, 17 March 2025 59 Q 42 60 Q 3 61 Q 3 and Drax Power, Response to CCC Bi...

Combining power generation using sustainably sourced biomass with carbon capture and storage (CCUS) has the potential to generate ‘negative emissions’–i.e. it could reduce the overall amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.65 Both the government and the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which advises the government on how best to achieve its decarbonisation goals, believe that BECCS will be essential for the UK 58 Letter from Drax, 17 March 2025 59 Q 42 60 Q 3 61 Q 3 and Drax Power, Response to CCC Bioenergy Review: call for evidence, December 2018, p 1 62 Q 71 63 Q 1 64 Q 71 65 C&AG’s Report, para 2 16 to achieve its decarbonisation goals from Carbon Type: conclusion | Number: 23 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Autumn 2025 4.2 The department’s analysis suggests power BECCS technologies are part of a cost- effective pathway to meeting the UK’s climate change targets. Greenhouse Gas