Decades of increased emissions from forest-fuelled BECCS

Nature Sustainability, Published online: 20 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41893-026-01817-8 Governments are considering subsidies for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage fuelled by wood from existing forests. However, a transparent model estimates that this will probably increase emissions for decades, increase electricity costs 3.5-fold and not generate negative emissions for 150 years.