The more CO2 pollution Drax releases, the more low-carbon subsidies it receives. £8 billion in subsidies since 2015, and over 137 million tonnes of CO2 released. #CutCarbonNotForests
Cut Carbon Not Forests
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A campaign to remove subsidies from companies that burn trees for electricity. Join us in asking the UK to redirect biomass subsidies to real clean energy. cutcarbonnotforests.org
UK Gov has published its respond to the Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals (by Dr Alan Whitehead). It's disappointing and continues to refer to future use of BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture), without ruling out ongoing imports of woody biomass. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Independent review on greenhouse gas removals: government response
A policy statement outlining the government’s response to the independent review on greenhouse gas removals.
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Advice for the new Secretary of State at the energy department on what to do about biomass. www.linkedin.com/posts/cut-ca...
There’s a new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero - who faces challenges from cutting energy bills to delivering clean power by 2030. Here’s some advice for them about large-scale… | ...
There’s a new Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero - who faces challenges from cutting energy bills to delivering clean power by 2030. Here’s some advice for them about large-scale bio...
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Good article about #BECCS by @mjflepage.bsky.social : www.newscientist.com/article/2522... "BECCS...is ridiculously expensive, would be catastrophic for biodiversity if it were done on this scale and... it doesn’t even work. It actually increases CO2 emissions...on the timescales that matter."
A key solution to climate change isn't happening – and that's good
Removing CO2 from the atmosphere by capturing the carbon from burning biomass is supposed to save the planet, but it looks like the flagship project will never happen
newscientist.com
Biomass is making Mississippi residents sick. www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-..., #CutCarbonNotForests
It’s billed as renewable energy. Residents of one Mississippi town say it’s making them sick
Near Gloster, Mississippi, a wood pellet mill is processing lumber into what's billed as a renewable energy source. Many residents believe the emissions could be making them sick.
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New research shows that burning wood pellets for electricity can emit more carbon pollution than some fossil fuels, yet the UK still hands out subsidies to energy giants like Drax to burn wood and call it clean energy.
Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds
Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source
theguardian.com
Across Britain people are embracing green technology at home and avoiding rising energy bills. We can ditch dirty biomass and use truly clean energy. #CutCarbonNotForests www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Britons embrace green technology to dodge rising fuel costs
Households are increasingly turning to heat pumps, EVs and solar panels to avoid big rises in the price of fossil fuels triggered by the Iran war
thetimes.com
Environmental breaches by Drax's biomass factories in the USA have risen from 11,000 (by 2024) to 18,000. landclimate.org/drax-6000bre... #CutCarbonNotForests
Drax's US environmental violations now total over 18,000 incidents - Land and Climate Review
A new investigation by Land and Climate Review and The Sunday Times has uncovered an additional 6,000 breaches by the UK power company in Louisiana.
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Last week, a group of #environmentalists and community #activists took a cruise along the Cape Fear River to examine the impacts of the wood pellet industry on North Carolina’s #ecosystems and communities.
When wood pellets are transported by trains in the UK they are strictly covered over. When they're moved on trucks through US communities, they are left open. At their AGM yesterday Drax told us this was a "mistake", like it only happened one time...
Drax power plant is spending billions of our money to wreck the world's forests. #CutCarbonNotForests
Today is Drax's AGM. Please help Shut Down Drax with @dogwoodalliance.org petition: bit.ly/4n3rnsa Here's the story of Dr Krystal Martin on the impact Drax is having on her community.
At this year's Drax AGM Dr Krystal Martin and Katherine Egland will aim to talk about the impacts of biomass on their communities. At last year's AGM the company tried to "silence their voices". This year Drax's Board + CEO will attend via video link. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax abandons AGM after confrontation with green activists
Between 10 and 20 protesters are forcibly removed after challenging the board about use of woody biomass
theguardian.com
This week we're joining up with Dr Krystal Martin (Greater Greener Gloster) and Katherine Egland to highlight the health impacts of UK biomass demand on US communities where wood pellets are made. #CutCarbonNotForests www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/cam...
Campaigners travel from US to protest ahead of Drax AGM
Katherine Egland and Dr Krystal Martin both reside in Gloster, Mississippi, where the energy firm produces its wood pellets.
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New research in @nature.com concludes that burning trees and capturing the carbon doesn't give you any "negative emissions". Cutting down the forests actually means less CO2 absorbed. Confirms finding of previous NRDC study: www.nrdc.org/sites/defaul... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds
Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source
theguardian.com
*Shut Down Drax: How We Can Stand with US Communities* actionnetwork.org/events/shut-... 27 April 2026, 6.30pm St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean Street, W1D 6AF
Shut Down Drax: How We Can Stand with US Communities
In 2025, Drax Power Station (the UK's single largest carbon emitter) received £2.5 million a day in public subsidies taken from bill payers in the UK. Drax's harm is not limited to forests or our clim...
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A key "solution" to climate change isn't happening - and that's a good thing. Piece in @newscientist.com. #CutCarbonNotForests www.newscientist.com/article/2522...
A key solution to climate change isn't happening – and that's good
Removing CO2 from the atmosphere by capturing the carbon from burning biomass is supposed to save the planet, but it looks like the flagship project will never happen
newscientist.com
Microsoft has paused all investment in carbon capture projects. carboncredits.com/microsoft-hi... #CutCarbonNotForest
Microsoft Hits Pause on All Carbon Removal Purchases: A Major Shift in Corporate Climate Strategy
Microsoft pauses carbon removal purchases, shaking carbon markets and raising new questions on cost, scale, and net-zero credibility.
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The US South's future lies in its forests, not in data centres. By @dannasmith.bsky.social of @dogwoodalliance.org www.commondreams.org/opinion/fore... #CutCarbonNotForests
Forests, Not Data Centers: A Better Plan for Rural Prosperity | Common Dreams
Local and state governments should invest in protecting natural landscapes as the foundation of rural prosperity—not funnel more public dollars into yet another dirty and destructive industry.
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A number of scientists have written to the world's leading scientific body on climate change. They're warning that the way emissions are counted from burning trees for electricity is majorly flawed. It's harming the climate and forests. scienceonbiomass.org #CutCarbonNotForests
Biomass Website
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The cost of solar has fallen MUCH faster than experts predicted. This is great news for the climate and access to clean, cheap energy. Biomass can NEVER do this - its main cost is the wood it burns. www.exponentialview.co/p/solar-supe... #CutCarbonNotForests
🔮 The case for radical solar optimism
While politics is powerful, the laws of physics will always win
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"t’s about what Drax is putting into the air. Now people are making a ruckus. People are starting to open their eyes." @grist.org #CutCarbonNotForests grist.org/energy/europ...
Europe gets ‘green energy.’ These Southern towns get dirty air.
In Louisiana and Mississippi, people living near mills producing wood pellets say that they’re getting sick.
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"with our latest investigation into the forest biomass export industry, we see what some might prefer remain hidden – old growth logs purchased by Drax." @stand.earth #CutCarbonNotForests stand.earth/insights/kee...
Keeping an eye on the forest biomass export industry - Stand.earth
Late last year, we released a new investigation into the Canadian sourcing practices of international energy giant Drax, which produces wood pellets in British Columbia (B.C.) to export overseas. The ...
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Roses are red. Violets are blue. I’m sick of your lies and your pollution, too. 💔 “Valentine’s Day is supposed to be for love for the heart, but mine is filled with congestion from the pollution in Gloster.” – Carmella Causey #biomass #CutCarbonNotForests
A Drax Manager question why the company was ruling out sourcing from primary and old growth forests in Canada. www.ft.com/content/6913... #CutCarbonNotForests
There are many more land-efficient ways to produce #energy than growing #biofuels. Crops convert less than 1% of sunlight into biomass; #solarpanels convert around 20%. And using #electricity is more efficient than using liquid fuels: hannahritchie.substack.com/p/biofuels-v... #landuse #biomass
We could produce a lot of electricity on the land used for biofuels
About enough to meet current global electricity demand.
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Burning wood pellets for power receives billions in subsidies, but according to scientists, it may not be clean energy. Companies like Drax are clear-cutting forests and trees for energy and harming communities in the process. www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
Are Wood Pellets Worth Billions In Subsidies? Drax Faces A Reckoning
Policymakers are rethinking biomass as new research shows wood pellets may increase carbon emissions rather than reduce them. The focus is now on subsidies.
forbes.com
TFW the dirtiest energy technology takes all the low-carbon subsidies.
