Greenhouse gas removals: call for evidence for independent review
This consultation is open for responses
Respond to this consultationSummary
DESNZ commissioned an independent review of greenhouse gas removals (GGRs), including BECCS and DACCS, to assess how these technologies can help meet net zero targets by 2050. Dr Alan Whitehead chairs the review, which includes stakeholder roundtables and a public call for evidence. The review will produce recommendations for government consideration, but government will not respond to individual submissions.
Why it matters
This addresses climate policy rather than electricity market structure. GGRs affect generation costs indirectly through carbon pricing but do not change market rules, connection processes, or charging methodologies.
Key facts
- •Review chair: Dr Alan Whitehead
- •Scope includes BECCS and DACCS technologies
- •Timeline: out to 2050 net zero targets
- •Government will consider but may not accept recommendations
Areas affected
Related programmes
Memo
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Secretary of State has commissioned an Independent Review of GGRs, to consider how options for GGRs, including large-scale power bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS), can assist the UK in meeting our net zero targets, out to 2050. See the published [Terms of Reference](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-removals-ggrs-independent-review/independent-review-of-greenhouse-gas-removals-terms-of-reference) for further information on the Review. As part of the review, the Chair, Dr Alan Whitehead, will consult widely with a diverse range of stakeholders, including developers, offtakers, industry, and experts in different fields, through a series of roundtables and direct meetings. We are supplementing this with a broad call for evidence, giving the general public, developers and other organisations a chance to share their views on the opportunities and challenges of GGRs, the potential scale of emissions savings, and the economic cost of deploying GGRs. The review will provide government with recommendations which government will consider and decided whether or not to accept. A form of government response to the review is likely, but there will not be a government response to this call for evidence.