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Is Drax UK's single biggest CO2 emitter?
Is Drax UK's single biggest CO2 emitter?
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Alasdair talks to Phil MacDonald, Chief Operating Officer of energy think-tank Ember, about new analysis which places Drax as the UK's single biggest emitter of carbon dioxide in the UK and among the top 5 emitters in Europe. Phil provides a startling explanation of how a huge amount of carbon emissions are being missed, and how incentives exist for governments to use biomass for power because of an apparent accounting loophole around its use.Read Ember's research here. Click here to visit The Future Unrefined, our curated collection of articles and podcasts on raw materials and extraction. Find more podcasts and articles at www.landclimate.org
Released:
Nov 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (73)
Ember's Phil MacDonald on powering past coal by The Land & Climate Podcast