TY  - JOUR
T1  - Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS): Case Study of Pakistan (2015‐2024)
AU - Ahmad, Mushtaq AU - Ali, Basit AU - Ilyas, Muhammad AU - Hamdani, Shah AU - Sher, Aiman AU - Yasir, Muhammad 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
SP  - 18
EP  - 23
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - makjeas.2025.18.23
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=makjeas.2025.18.23
KW  - BECCS
KW  - bioenergy
KW  - carbon capture and storage
KW  - climate change
KW  - renewable energy
KW  - biomass
KW  - pakistan
KW  - negative emissions technology
KW  - sustainable development
KW  - energy policy
AB  - Global climate goals can only be realized with increasing uptake of the
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS). This paper examines
how beccs can be used in Pakistan: its potential, its progress and
challenges (2015‐2024). The country’s biomass energy resources, its
policy landscape, institutional framework and current carbon capture
initiatives are assessed to determine the feasibility and readiness to
deploy BECCS. Through a mixed method case study of BECCS in Pakistan,
using a combination of policy analysis, energy production data and
extensive expert interviews, the study finds that despite Pakistan
boasting a considerable biomass potential, mainly in the form of
agricultural residues, the level of implementation of BECCS remains very
low because of technological, financial and institutional barriers. The
study also points towards opportunities to integrate BECCS into Pakistan’s
climate policy in order to support its Nationally Determined Contributions
(NDC). The study is key for stakeholders to develop BECCS in Pakistan and
fits into wider debate on energy transitions in developing economies.
ER  -