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Drax announces 'world first' target to be carbon negative by 2030

Madeleine Cuff

Madeleine Cuff

10 December 2019 • 2 min read

Power firm plans to use bioenergy with carbon capture and storage to remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it generates

Energy giant Drax has announced a new target to become a carbon negative company by 2030, a move it claims represents a world first for the private sector. The firm, which runs the Drax power plant...

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