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Burning Forest Biomass Is Not an Effective Climate Mitigation Response and Conflicts With Biodiversity Adaptation Pathways are proposed for progressing the goal of decarbonizing economies that rely on burning forest biomass for heat and electricity (bioenergy) based on the proposition that this creates benefits ....

Biomass makes climate change WORSE.

"there is sufficient evidence to reliably conclude that replacing fossil fuels with forest biomass for energy generation **results in an increase in CO2 emissions**"

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Ember think tank estimate up to £43 billion over its lifetime.

And by Global Region, all plants

If the public think Sizewell C is expensive, wait until they hear about how much a Bioenergy Carbon Capture plant would cost... 🔥💸

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A court order in Estonia saves an old forest from being cut down and turned into energy.

The global fightback against biomass continues.

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What's going to happen to biomass power generation (all sources) in several key countries, for all plants > 250MW.

Current Operating Capacity Today through to all Operating + Planned Capacity.

Source: Global Energy Monitor.

In 2024 Drax was still the UK's highest carbon polluter - by a larger margin.

Analysis by Ember think tank.

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The views of Chris Law MP on Drax and biomass burning.

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Birds like the Kentucky Warbler are being put in danger by biomass.

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Want to get into biomass burning?

We've done our research and put together our top 3️⃣ tips for how to burn the world's forests in power stations. 🎯🌳🔥

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Cutting down forests to feed Drax incurs a huge carbon cost | Letters Letters: Alex Sobel MP writes paying Drax billions of pounds to burn forests is not a coherent climate strategy; Tom Blandford suggests Drax is a stepping stone to a low carbon future; Peg Putt deplor...

Alex Sobel MP says he agrees with Dale Vince that the Government should stop paying Drax to burn trees.

Cutting down forests to feed Drax incurs a huge carbon cost | Drax | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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More people buying electric cars and heat pumps than ever before But the Climate Change Committee warns there's still a long way to go for the UK to reach net zero by 2050.

It's far better to put effort into changing how we heat our homes and travel.

But billions spent on burning trees in power stations are a waste of money.

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One of the many types of wildlife put at risk by biomass.

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Here's a US pellet mill that produces biomass, which is then sent to UK power stations.

Isn't it incredible that cutting down forests, turning them into pellets, shipping them thousands of miles, and setting them on fire, is completely carbon neutral?!

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We're learning so much about bioenergy - here's one of the trucks that carries trees from the forest so as they can be turned into 'sustainable' wood pellets.

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The UK burns wood pellets in its power stations.

Those wood pellets are made in mills in the southeast US. The mills are often in the heart of or right next to communities.

They pollute people's air and contribute to health issues, and regularly breach environmental permits.

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This week we're continuing our delve into bioenergy - a new technology that promises to create 'clean' power by burning forests.

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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. 🌳🔥

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Here's @pippaheylings.bsky.social MP speaking out against bioenergy and Drax in parliament.

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"Why are we allowing them to come into our communities"?

Dr Krystal Martin on the UK bioenergy companies that get wood pellets from the US southeast.

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The UK's biomass industry is polluting people's air.

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Biomass is the UK's 3rd largest fuel import and undermines UK energy security.

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Congrats to the community of Gloster, Mississippi on the rejection of Drax's request to increase pollution in their town!

We stand beside you in fighting the harmful impacts of wood pellet plants for biomass energy. You are an inspiration to us all!

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UK Bioenergy companies are polluting the air of communities where wood pellets are made.

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Victory for #Gloster! The #MS Drax permit has been DENIED! Thank you to everyone who showed up to the board meeting, signed the petition or spread the word.

Your support proves that greed does not always win!

The Trump administration is clearing the path for destructive logging projects across 113 million acres of public forests—a directive that follows a recent executive order to ramp up timber production by 25%. We won’t stand for this disastrous plan.

We asked MPs - of this new(ish) parliament *only 1️⃣%* of them think that bioenergy will increase the UK's energy independence.

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£10 added to UK energy bills to support wood-burning firm Drax Drax made a record £1.1 billion profit last year, bolstered by £869 million in green subsidies, despite growing scrutiny over its use of imported biomass

Drax received nearly £900m in subsidies in 2024 to burn the world's forests.

www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

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A Growing Chorus of Concerns Signals Peril for the Biomass Industry This International Day of Forests, we can celebrate the increasingly widespread recognition that the biomass industry is a bad bet for our forests and our communities.

Blog by @NRDC about the increasing global collapse of the biomass industry.

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Drax is being exposed as a forest-destroyer - we must stop bioenergy and burning trees now. #StopDrax #CutCarbonNotForests #ForestDay #IntlForestDay