'We need to do everything we can': Drax sets out case for bioenergy and carbon capture and storage

Cecilia Keating
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'We need to do everything we can': Drax sets out case for bioenergy and carbon capture and storage

Opportunities, challenges, and controversies surrounding engineered carbon removals and corporate offsetting practices come under microscope on day two of the Net Zero Festival

Drax's commercial director for innovation mounted a staunch defence of the negative emissions potential offered by planned bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects at the Net Zero Festival...

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