Drax Power Station: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 43557 · Tabled 2 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
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
Answered by Michael Shanks, 11 Apr 2025
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...