The more wood Drax burns, the more electricity it produces, and the more subsidies it receives. This means that the *more* carbon dioxide Drax releases, the more low-carbon payments it receives. Data from @ember-energy.org and Drax.

1 May. I have not seen a swift in 2026. Please send prayers.

It has been an honour to spend the last week doing what I can to support Dr Krystal Martin and Katherine Egland to tell their stories about the impacts of biomass air pollution on communities in the US South. 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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"The world's food system is fracturing under the weight of biodiversity loss, climate shocks, and escalating geopolitical conflicts ... These chronic pressures on the intricate global network pose a significant threat to the world economy, society, and even human survival."

World food system could collapse without urgent action, experts warn

One expert argued that humanity is currently driving a ‘mass extinction event’

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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.

It's 29th April 2026. I still haven't seen a swift this year.

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.

yorkshirepost.co.uk

Trump's push for carveouts and delays is an effort to hold the world back from the safe, sustainable supply chains we’ve now seen are possible. The EUDR has already helped open up that better future–we need the EU to stand strong. Thank you, @doggett.house.gov , for your leadership.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett@doggett.house.gov · 3mo ago

As 25M acres of forests are destroyed each year, I led my colleagues in urging the European Union to stand tall against Trump's bullying. Our forests serve as our planet's lungs and home to so many unique plants and animals. The EU Deforestation Regulation is critical to protect forests worldwide.

A great interview with my colleague Gabi Berthel of @nrdc.org about the "restructure" (hollowing out) of the US Forest Service. Listen from about 18 mins in on @wosupublicmedia.bsky.social www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...

US Forest Service restructuring and America’s public lands

On this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about the Trump administration's rearranging of the U.S. Forest Service, which critics are calling a “gutting,” and the impact it will have on America’s public...

wosu.org

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

Do your laundry at weekends to get free electricity, Britons told A new scheme will reward homes and businesses for using more power when there is an oversupply on the grid, helping balance the system as renewables grow. www.thetimes.com/business/en...

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

🇬🇧 Britain's electricity is its 'most British' in over 20 years 🇬🇧 Our analysis shows 53% of energy in 2025 was generated in UK www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech...

Britain's electricity is its 'most British' in over 20 YEARS

Experts from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) have analysed the sources of energy to supply Britain's electricity last year.

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🐄 ➡️ ✈️ How green is 'green' jet fuel? We found a loophole that allows beef fat linked to Amazon deforestation to enter the green fuel supply chain unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/04/10/u...

🌽 New Cropped just dropped 🌽 Cropped: Iran war drives up food prices | Two nature talks conclude | Return of UK’s tallest bird ✍️ @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/3FCPQbb Subscribe to our newsletters ➡️ buff.ly/k84LIFK

A new Politico article sensationally says that Drax has left the UK’s climate plan. Is this true? Short answer: no Long answer on my LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/mattad...

A new Politico article sensationally says that Drax has left the UK’s climate plan. Is this true? Drax burns millions of tonnes of wood - mostly from forests - every year. It says this is… | Matt Wil...

A new Politico article sensationally says that Drax has left the UK’s climate plan. Is this true? Drax burns millions of tonnes of wood - mostly from forests - every year. It says this is zero-carbon...

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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

With oil prices now consistently exceeding $100 a barrel, new @ECIU_UK analysis suggests that at this price UK farmers could pay an additional £337m a year to run their tractors, combine harvesters and other machinery, if prices were to remain elevated. eciu.net/media/press...

Ongoing fantastic work by @eciu.net showing how climate change is impacting rising food prices 🌽 in Britain 🇬🇧 Foods hit by extreme weather are seeing prices rising 4️⃣ X faster than other foods. mcusercontent.com/8ed7ad7972fa...

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

Around 8 years ago I started listening to @richroll.bsky.social podcast and it turned my life around. I went from vegetarian to plant-based. I started running - half a mile to begin with. Yesterday I did something I never dreamed I could. I ran a trail marathon on my local hills.

Hey @lidlgb.bsky.social - I had an absolutely awful customer service experience - one of the worst I've ever had - when something went wrong using an EV charger in a car park at one of your stores. Can you help?

In a new series we're exploring different renewable energy sources. First up is clean, green, totally 100% sustainable (don't worry, we asked Drax) BIOENERGY. For those who don't know, that's... *checks notes* burning trees in power stations. 🌳🔥 #CutCarbonNotForests

Watch Adrian on BBC. "The opportunity for the Green Party to have a huge impact on British politics is like it has never been before."

Do you want to help inform how the UK understands and debates carbon dioxide removal in the context of the net zero transition, including the role that land use and nature can play? We are now #hiring a Senior Analyst - Carbon and Land eciu.net/about/vacan...

GW Egret north over Barbourne, Worcester, 11am. #worcsbirds

The Government recently claimed that it had *HALVED* subsidies for large biomass generators. 🧵 on how accurate that claim is.

What does today's new Climate Change Committee report tell us about bioenergy? 🧵

Every single tree burned at #Drax is one too many, but reducing that by half is at least a step in the right direction, @mattadamw.bsky.social tells Dominic O'Connell. @nrdc.org | @listentotimesradio.bsky.social