EMEA > Legal challenge launched against UK government for focus on bioenergy removals

Legal challenge launched against UK government for focus on bioenergy removals

Published 13:43 on November 13, 2023  /  Last updated at 13:43 on November 13, 2023  / Roy Manuell /  EMEA, UK ETS, Voluntary

A key component of the British government’s climate plan is unlawful due to its reliance on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) removals, which will undermine the country's ability to achieve net zero by 2050, according to a legal case filed in a UK court.
A key component of the British government’s climate plan is unlawful due to its reliance on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) removals, which will undermine the country's ability to achieve net zero by 2050, according to a legal case filed in a UK court.


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