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In the context of different of levels of deployment of biomass with carbon capture and storage up until to 2050, what are the effects on biomass feedstock markets? Where would feedstocks be sourced from and what would be the effect on the sustainability of those feedstocks?

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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