Our sustainability approach

Tackling climate change while advancing sustainability is at the heart of our purpose: to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future.

We’re using our Carbon Removals to help organizations – especially those with hard-to-abate emissions – work towards decarbonizing and make a real contribution to combatting climate change.

Climate Positive

Prioritizing removing CO2 from the atmosphere, while generating renewable energy, helping the world reach net zero.

Nature Positive

Protecting nature and enhancing biodiversity to make a net positive contribution to the environments we operate in.​

People Positive

Being a good neighbor in the communities we work in, forging opportunities while we seek to transition to net zero.

Our ambition

At Drax, we’re driving towards being a carbon negative company by 2030.

Our sustainable development framework aligns with our plans to proven positive outcomes for climate, nature and people. These objectives align to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

$2B

What we’ve invested so far in our plans to deliver positive outcomes for climate, nature and people.

$3B

Investment planned to ensure our operations keep delivering positive outcomes, supported by robust governance and reporting.

14Mt

How many Carbon Removals we plan to deliver per year by 2030, helping organizations world-wide achieve their net zero goals.