Full Title: Energy-from-Waste as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Pathway in the United Kingdom
Author(s): Adam Ward, Emma Marsland, Konstantina Stamouli, and David Armstrong
Publisher(s): Isometric
Publication Date: January 30, 2025
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Description (excerpt):
This report evaluates the potential of Energy-from-Waste (EfW) combined with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) to generate high quality, highly durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) Credits. With over fifty operational EfW plants, generating CDR credits for EfW with CCS presents a significant opportunity for the UK.
CDR credits have largely been traded in unregulated voluntary markets, where registries set the rules for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV), however governments are increasingly developing regulations that formalize MRV requirements. This report sets out the crediting process, the requirements of a robust MRV framework and considerations for durable storage of captured carbon dioxide (CO₂).
Quantifying robust CDR Credits from EfW facilities with CCS requires applying a scientifically robust methodology considering the CO₂ removed and stored, counterfactual CO₂ storage and GHG emissions associated with the process, as well as thorough evidencing of measures such as financial additionality. Considerations and challenges for generating high quality CDR credits for EfW with CCS are explored in this report.