BECCS

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛks/

Noun

BECCS (uncountable)

1. Acronym of Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage.
   • 2017, Jason Hickel, “False Promises”, in The Divide […] , London: William Heinemann, →ISBN:

     Plus, even if we somehow managed to get BECCS online tomorrow, we don't have enough land on the planet to make it work.

   • 2018, Clair Gough […] , editors, Biomass Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) […] , John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 224:

     This chapter uses the TIAM‐UCL global energy‐system model to investigate the extent to which BECCS is critical for meeting global CO₂ reduction targets under different long‐term scenarios during 2005–2100.