Government urged to end subsidies as Drax accused of burning old forest wood
The Government is being urged not to extend subsidies for biomass as an investigation revealed that Drax is burning wood from rare “old growth” forests in Canada to power UK homes.
Campaign groups Conservation North, Biofuelwatch and Bulkey Valley Stewardship Coalition analysed data published by British Colombia’s government.
They found that Drax, which owns the UK’s largest power station near Selby in North Yorkshire, sourced whole logs from primary and old growth forests – those with unique habitats and ecological functions.
“Drax insisted that they only get their raw
