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Drax Group plc

Drax Group is a renewable energy company specializing in biomass and carbon removal technology.

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Drax Group demands stable taxonomy rules for bioenergy and BECCS

5 Dec 2025
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing technical screening criteria for the EU taxonomy climate rules.
Message — Drax Group urges the Commission to maintain existing criteria aligned with the Renewable Energy Directive. They warn against higher emission thresholds or new restrictions on wood use that could create regulatory inconsistency.12
Why — Maintaining the status quo avoids new costs and protects the company's long-term investments in biomass technology.3
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Meeting with Beatriz Yordi (Director Climate Action)

5 Nov 2025 · BECCS under ETS1

Meeting with Niels Flemming Hansen (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Nov 2025 · Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage

Drax urges EU to prioritize biomass in energy security framework

12 Oct 2025
Topic — The European Commission is revising legislative frameworks to improve energy system resilience.
Message — Drax requests that sustainable biomass be explicitly recognized across all EU energy policies. They argue it provides essential reliable power and grid stability services.12
Why — Official recognition would safeguard their competitive position and support future carbon removal projects.3
Impact — International fossil fuel suppliers lose market share as biomass displaces imported oil and gas.45
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Drax Group urges flexible rules for bioenergy carbon removal projects

22 Sept 2025
Topic — EU consultation on certifying permanent carbon removals including BioCCS and biochar production.
Message — Drax requests extending the activity period to 15 years for better commercial certainty. They also urge the removal of economic viability tests for new carbon capture facilities. The group recommends excluding rules that prioritize wood use for materials over energy production.123
Why — These adjustments would provide the long-term certainty needed to unlock investments in large-scale projects.45
Impact — Forest ecosystems may face increased pressure if cascading wood use rules are not applied.67
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Drax urges EU to integrate carbon removals into carbon market

8 Jul 2025
Topic — The EU is reviewing its carbon trading system for industries, aviation, and maritime transport.
Message — Drax proposes integrating high-quality carbon removals into the trading system to address emissions in hard-to-decarbonize industries. They suggest creating a distinct removals unit and setting mandatory quotas for emitters to purchase these credits.123
Why — This would provide Drax with guaranteed demand and price stability for its carbon capture technologies.45
Impact — Industrial polluters could pay more for carbon removal units that exceed standard permit prices.67
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Drax Urges Bioenergy and Carbon Removal Inclusion in Strategy

23 Jun 2025
Topic — EU consultation on revising the bioeconomy strategy to reach climate neutrality by 2050.
Message — Drax requests that bioenergy and BECCS are fully integrated into the upcoming bioeconomy strategy. They advocate for life cycle assessments rather than rigid hierarchies to determine biomass use. Finally, they propose harmonising sustainability criteria across all sectors to ensure fair competition.123
Why — The company would gain long-term investment stability and regulatory recognition for its carbon removal projects.45
Impact — Material-based sectors lose their protected, priority access to biomass if rigid cascading hierarchies are removed.6
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Meeting with Miguel Jose Garcia Jones (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

20 May 2025 · Discussing the key priorities and opportunities related to carbon dioxide removals in the context of the Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Laia Pinos Mataro (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

19 May 2025 · BECCS (Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage)

Meeting with Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (Member of the European Parliament)

19 May 2025 · BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage)

Meeting with Ilaria Flores Martin (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

16 May 2025 · Upcoming Bioeconomy Strategy

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal and related policies

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jan 2025 · Carbon Capture and negative emission technologies for biomass

Meeting with João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Nov 2024 · Pellets & Wood industry

Meeting with Antoine Bégasse (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness) and LP Brussels

30 Sept 2024 · Introductory meeting

Drax Group urges clear timelines for biomass emission reporting

26 Jul 2024
Topic — This consultation updates rules for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.
Message — Drax asks to clarify timelines taking account of transposition deadlines and certification processes. They want the regulation to ensure biomass under existing subsidies can continue using previous criteria until 2030.12
Why — Clearer timelines would prevent Drax from facing unnecessary compliance costs and reporting hurdles.3
Impact — Consumers could face higher energy prices if sustainable biomass use is discouraged.4
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Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra), Olivia Gippner (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

2 Jul 2024 · Carbon removal technologies

Meeting with Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and US Industrial Pellet Association and

6 Feb 2024 · wood pellet and EUDR

Drax Urges Binding EU Targets for Industrial Carbon Removals

31 Aug 2023
Topic — This consultation evaluates policies for deploying carbon capture and storage infrastructure across the EU.
Message — Drax requests binding EU targets and roadmaps to scale up industrial carbon removals. They advocate for Carbon Contracts for Difference and integrating carbon removals into the trading system.1234
Why — Integrating carbon removals into market schemes would finance Drax's planned international bioenergy projects.56
Impact — Environmental advocates may see their concerns about biomass risks and high costs marginalized.7
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Drax Urges EU Support for Bioenergy Carbon Removal Technology

20 Mar 2023
Topic — A proposal to create a voluntary certification framework for sustainable carbon removal technologies.
Message — Drax requests appropriate business models like Carbon Contracts for Difference to scale up. They also urge assessing the role of carbon removals in the EU ETS. Finally, they suggest a consistent approach for the sustainability of biomass.123
Why — This framework would provide the financial clarity needed to attract major investments.45
Impact — Non-sustainable producers lose as zero rating remains conditional on meeting sustainability requirements.6
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Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Feb 2023 · Carbon remowals

Meeting with Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

7 Sept 2022 · Discussion on the Commission’s upcoming proposal on carbon removals certification

Meeting with Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and US Industrial Pellet Association and

18 May 2021 · Forest biomass and Fit for 55

Meeting with Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and US Industrial Pellet Association and

18 May 2021 · To discuss the options that the Commission are currently considering for the review of biomass sustainability within the proposal for REDIII. To discuss the role of sustainable bioenergy in the EU’s energy and climate plans.

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Gints Freimanis (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and

27 Apr 2021 · Biomass sustainability

Response to Amendment of the EU ETS Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR)

23 Nov 2018

When considering global greenhouse gas emissions the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the pressing need for change. Their recent report cited both the need for “rapid and far reaching transitions” and for a global net anthropogenic CO2 emission reduction of about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C below pre-industrial levels. To achieve the emissions reductions required, a significant reduction in the quantity of CO2 released to the atmosphere will be needed, and will require the deployment of Negative emissions Technologies (NETs) at scale to meet targets agreed under the Paris Climate Accords. Under the current legislative regime there is no mechanism for rewarding captured emissions by NETs such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), thus failing to drive a technology neutral approach to the deployment of NETs as a whole. Since the deployment of NETs will be vital for offsetting those sectors which are difficult or impossible to decarbonise fully such as industrial or agricultural emissions, we believe it would be prudent for the commission to consider amending the legislation to reward NETs. This would encourage investment and would support the global drive to reduce emissions at the least overall cost.
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Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

8 Sept 2016 · sustainable forest biomass

Meeting with Shane Sutherland (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

7 Sept 2016 · Sustainability

Meeting with Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

29 Jun 2016 · Energy Union research Innovation and competitiveness

Meeting with Heidi Jern (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

17 Nov 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

30 Sept 2015 · biomass policies and sustainablility

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

11 Dec 2014 · Company activities of DRAX