Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 43557

Drax Power Station: Carbon Emissions

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

LabourLiverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Drax power station on his net zero policies.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognises that bioenergy can play a significant role in decarbonising economies provided policies mitigate the use of unsustainable biomass. The low carbon dispatchable CfD mechanism will result in Drax gener...

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