why miscanthus for bioenergy and biorenewable feedstock?

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The UK government has outlined plans to achieve a netZero CO2 economy by 2050. Plants fix CO2 from the atmosphere and play an essential role in meeting emissions targets via bioenergy and biorenewable feedstocks.

 

The Energy Technologies Institute estimated that the costs of the UK energy system would be up to £44 Bn higher per year by 2050 without bioenergy.

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