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
Labour — Liverpool 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 ShanksThe 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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