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Ability of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to generate negative emissions
Report by the Chief Scientific Advisor鈥檚 Task and Finish Group on the carbon dynamics of BECCS, aiming to establish an evidence-based position on its validity as a greenhouse gas removal option.
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皇冠体育app Department of Energy Security and Net Zero convened a BECCS Task and Finish Group with the aim of understanding:
- can biomass be a carbon neutral feedstock?
- can BECCS result in the net removal of CO2 from the atmosphere and its permanent geological storage?
- will BECCS, as is being proposed in the UK context, result in the permanent net removal of CO2 from the atmosphere?
- what are the key social barriers to delivering BECCS?
- what is the opportunity cost of not delivering BECCS?
皇冠体育app Task and Finish Group鈥檚 members represent industry, academics, the financial sector, non-governmental organisations, the legal sector, representative organisations, and HMG science advisors and policy officials.
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Published 10 August 2023