Drax biomass led to disabling health conditions, say unions and workers
The UK's largest power plant is facing worker lawsuits after the national health and safety regulator dropped criminal charges over biomass dust in 2023, a Land and Climate Investigation can reveal.
Drax-owned facilities broke environmental rules more than 11,000 times in the US
Drax “must be held accountable,” says US Senator for Maryland Chris Van Hollen, after The Times and Land and Climate Review reveal the bioenergy company violates US regulation an average of five times per day.
A new investigation by Land and Climate Review and The Intercept has found that Drax broke regulations while constructing a new pellet mill in Washington State.
Drax fined again over pollution: “I’m afraid to go outside,” say residents
This month, the British power company has been issued another fine in Mississippi, with additional penalties expected in Louisiana. In collaboration with The Intercept, Land and Climate Review talk to experts and locals about Drax's operations in the US Southeast.
Drax’s pellet mills violated environmental law 189 times in Canada
The UK’s largest power station began importing wood from Canadian pellet plants 12 years ago. The mills, bought by Drax Group in 2021 & 2022, have breached environmental regulations 189 times.
Eni’s struggles in Africa show it’s time to move on from biofuels fantasies
BY
Agathe Bounfour
A new investigation by Transport and Environment has revealed widespread failings with the Italian oil giant's biofuels projects.
Opinion
It’s time to end subsidies for burning wood from forests
BY
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele
Trees are worth much more to humanity alive than dead, say 500 scientists in an open letter to leaders in the EU, US and East Asia
Podcasts
Bioenergy
How we uncovered pollution in the biomass industry
Bertie, Alasdair and Camille discuss Land and Climate Review's investigative reporting of environmental violations by North American wood pellet mills.
Alasdair talks to Roger Smith, Japan Director for Mighty Earth, about Japanese biomass imports and the risks of the country's coal power stations switching to wood-burning.
Are carbon removal targets unrealistic about land requirements?
Alasdair spoke to Dr. Kate Dooley, an author of the Land Gap Report which found that national policies for carbon removals "could push ecosystems, land rights and food security to the brink."
Alasdair spoke Finlay Asher, founder of Safe Landing, about the reasons technological and market-based solutions to aviation emissions are not going to get us to net-zero, and what the sector should be doing instead.
Does bioenergy increase CO2 emissions even more than burning coal?
Alasdair talks to Professor John Sterman about his seminal research that proved burning wood for energy will "increase atmospheric CO2 for at least a century".
In this episode Alasdair MacEwen talks to Lina Burnelius of Protect the Forest Sweden about the Swedish forestry model and the threat that industry poses to biodiversity and the survival of ancient Forests.
Chief Operating Officer of energy think tank Ember, Phil MacDonald, talks to Alasdair about the new challenges of decarbonising the global energy sector and what has been achieved so far in Europe in the UK.
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