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* [[Eunomia]] ''''''CCUS Development Pathway for the EfW Sector'''''' <ref>[https://www.eunomia.co.uk/reports-tools/ccus-development-pathway-for-the-efw-sector/ Link to Eunomia Website for Download of Report]</ref> (a report commissioned by [[Viridor]])

The reports both refer to carbon emissions from [[EfW]] plants as being approximately 1 tonne of CO2 emitted for 1 tonne of [[MSW]] processed<ref>[https://~~eippcb.jrc.~~ec.europa.eu/~~reference~~/waste-~~treatment-0 Link to EU Waste Treatment BREF and~~ BAT ~~Conclusions~~ and ~~IED Article 13~~]</ref>. Whilst [[Eunomia]] set out the potential for reducing emissions from [[EfW]] in their report at a cost of between £66 and £110 per tonne processed<ref> The report acknowledges other studies at figures around £170 per tonne</ref>, initially centered on the [[BEIS]] 'decarbonisation clusters', the [[Zero Waste Europe]] report suggests these costs will be higher and that the push towards [[CCS]] for [[EfW]] plants distract from investing and managing waste further up the [[Waste Hierarchy | waste hierarchy]].

The reports both refer to carbon emissions from [[EfW]] plants as being approximately 1 tonne of CO2 'emitted' for 1 tonne of [[MSW]] processed whilst the document referenced<ref name="Inc">[https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/new-eu-environmental-standards-waste-incineration BAT and BREF for Waste incineration]</ref> on page 152 refers to a range of between 0.7 and 1.7 tonnes of CO2 'generated' per tonne of [[MSW]] waste due to its heterogeneous nature. The document further identifies that between 33% and 50% of this carbon is of fossil origin (i.e. [[Plastic]]) which is considered relevant to climate change . Whilst [[Eunomia]] set out the potential for reducing emissions from [[EfW]] in their report at a cost of between £66 and £110 per tonne processed<ref> The report acknowledges other studies at figures around £170 per tonne</ref>, initially centered on the [[BEIS]] 'decarbonisation clusters', the [[Zero Waste Europe]] report suggests these costs will be higher and that the push towards [[CCS]] for [[EfW]] plants distract from investing and managing waste further up the [[Waste Hierarchy | waste hierarchy]].

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 * [[Eunomia]] ''''''CCUS Development Pathway for the EfW Sector'''''' <ref>[https://www.eunomia.co.uk/reports-tools/ccus-development-pathway-for-the-efw-sector/ Link to Eunomia Website for Download of Report]</ref> (a report commissioned by [[Viridor]])
-The reports both refer to carbon emissions from [[EfW]] plants as being approximately 1 tonne of CO<sub>2</sub> emitted for 1 tonne of [[MSW]] processed<ref>[https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/waste-treatment-0 Link to EU Waste Treatment BREF and BAT Conclusions and IED Article 13]</ref>. Whilst [[Eunomia]] set out the potential for reducing emissions from [[EfW]] in their report at a cost of between £66 and £110 per tonne processed<ref> The report acknowledges other studies at figures around £170 per tonne</ref>, initially centered on the [[BEIS]] 'decarbonisation clusters', the [[Zero Waste Europe]] report suggests these costs will be higher and that the push towards [[CCS]] for [[EfW]] plants distract from investing and managing waste further up the [[Waste Hierarchy | waste hierarchy]].
+The reports both refer to carbon emissions from [[EfW]] plants as being approximately 1 tonne of CO<sub>2</sub> 'emitted' for 1 tonne of [[MSW]] processed whilst the document referenced<ref name="Inc">[https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/new-eu-environmental-standards-waste-incineration BAT and BREF for Waste incineration]</ref> on page 152 refers to a range of between 0.7 and 1.7 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> 'generated' per tonne of [[MSW]] waste due to its heterogeneous nature. The document further identifies that between 33% and 50% of this carbon is of fossil origin (i.e. [[Plastic]]) which is considered relevant to climate change . Whilst [[Eunomia]] set out the potential for reducing emissions from [[EfW]] in their report at a cost of between £66 and £110 per tonne processed<ref> The report acknowledges other studies at figures around £170 per tonne</ref>, initially centered on the [[BEIS]] 'decarbonisation clusters', the [[Zero Waste Europe]] report suggests these costs will be higher and that the push towards [[CCS]] for [[EfW]] plants distract from investing and managing waste further up the [[Waste Hierarchy | waste hierarchy]].
 ==References==