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It is of course deeply ironic that the green lobby has consistently attacked coal power because of pollution, and not just carbon dioxide emissions.

North Yorkshire power plant’s carbon-reduction plan could cost £31.7bn over 25 years, claims climate thinktank

Shareholders approve deal for Yorkshire plant despite concerns over carbon, climate and land use

Drax in Yorkshire burns wood pellets to generate electricity, but forests cannot be replaced quickly enough, say campaigners

Annual figures show that renewable supply outpaced fossil fuels for the first time. New research by Drax Electric Insights shows that the UK broke all records last year for renewable energy consumption. 42% of all energy...

Green groups argued plan to replace coal burning units with gas at Yorkshire site was inconsistent with emissions goals

Household bills also likely to rise if 17 plants proposed are built, according to CarbonTracker report

Green groups argued plan to replace coal burning units with gas was inconsistent with emissions goals

Plan has been approved despite environmental objections and criticism over climate leadership

Reposted from NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT JANUARY 9, 2021 Guest Post By Joe Public Drax’s latest Quarterly Bulletin has a section on storing excess wind power: I…

ENERGY A new report from the University of Copenhagen shows that the burning of wood is significantly more climate friendly than coal and slightly more climate friendly than natural gas over the long run...

Swiss meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann calls it “the dumbest energy and environmental policy ever”. Now, finally, after years of being warned, Germany’s mainstream media are finally showing signs of waking up to it.

Electricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mix

Electricity demand fell by 13% in second quarter which helped renewables grow to 40% of energy mix

The 2021 plan for Yorkshire site will be four years ahead of government deadline