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Negative Emissions Technologies (NETS): Feasibility Study - Technical Appendices

Technical annex for study that estimates the maximum Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) potential achievable in Scotland, 2030 - 2050.

Appendix 1. tCO₂, CAPEX & OPEX for pathways

Table 37: NETs potential per year; all values are in MtCO₂
Carbon emissions - all sites	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035
Pathway 1: No Action	-	-	-	-	-	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Pathway 2: SG Action	-	-	-	-	-	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2
Pathway 3: UKG & SG Action	-	-	-	-	0.1	2.2	2.8	3.2	3.7	4.0	4.5

Carbon emissions - all sites	2036	2037	2038	2039	2040	2041	2042	2043	2044	2045
Pathway 1: No Action	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Pathway 2: SG Action	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
Pathway 3: UKG & SG Action	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.9	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.8

Table 38: CAPEX per year, all values are in £M
Carbon emissions - all sites	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035
Pathway 1: No Action	-	-	-	-	-	702	0	0	6	-	-
Pathway 2: SG Action	-	-	-	-	-	823	-	-	-	-	-
Pathway 3: UKG & SG Action	-	-	-	-	49	1,314	88	59	224	258	292

Carbon emissions - all sites	2036	2037	2038	2039	2040	2041	2042	2043	2044	2045
Pathway 1: No Action	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pathway 2: SG Action	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Pathway 3: UKG & SG Action	206	31	76	-	1,568	-	-	-	-	157

Table 39: OPEX per year, all values are in £M
Carbon emissions - all sites	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035
Pathway 1: No Action	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	26	49	51	53
Pathway 2: SG Action	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	26	49	51	52
Pathway 3: UKG & SG Action	-	-	-	-	-	12	131	167	171	224	317

Carbon emissions - all sites	2036	2037	2038	2039	2040	2041	2042	2043	2044	2045
Pathway 1: No Action	54	55	57	58	60	61	63	64	66	68
Pathway 2: SG Action	53	55	56	57	59	64	66	68	69	71
Pathway 3: UKG & SG Action	363	396	412	433	444	521	534	548	562	576

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