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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 6d

Today a new report is published showing that just 5 economies spent nearly $250 billion on biomass subsidies over 22 years.

environmentalpaper.org/wp-content/u...

It’s time to Cut Subsidies, Not Forests and to #CutCarbonNotForests #BigBadBiomass

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 6d

It’s time to STOP subsidising #BigBadBiomass that is destroying forests, polluting people’s air, and making climate change worse.

Cut Subsidies, Not Forests!

#CutCarbonNotForests #BigBadBiomass

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 12d

Residents of Gloster, Mississippi are calling for an end to Drax’s pollution of their air.

tinyurl.com/3nvbhjax

#BigBadBiomass #CutCarbonNotForests

MDEQ should uphold Gloster air quality decision

MDEQ to hear appeal of decision on Drax plant in Gloster.

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 13d

Meanwhile residents of Gloster, Mississippi have rallied to protest against Drax's request to pollute more.

www.enterprise-journal.com/rally-protes...

Rally to protest Drax’s request for more emissions

Gloster residents and others opposed to a proposal for the state to allow Drax’s wood pellet plant in Amite County to produce more emissions will hold a rally in Jackson next week.

www.enterprise-journal.com

Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 13d

Today Cut Carbon Not Forests stands alongside communities in the southeast US as they resist Drax attempts to seek a permit to increase their air pollution of their communities.

This is driven by UK biomass demand.

stopburningtrees.org/resource/ope...

#CutCarbonNotForests

Stop Burning Trees Coalition

stopburningtrees.org

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 20d

A call by Dr Krystal Martin for the Mississippi Department for Environmental Quality to reject a bid by Drax to increase their allowances to pollute communities' air.

eu.clarionledger.com/story/opinio...

#CutCarbonNotForests

MDEQ should uphold Gloster air quality decision

MDEQ to hear appeal of decision on Drax plant in Gloster.

eu.clarionledger.com

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 27d

A new report by European Environment Agency:

"An increase in the demand for wood products and for bioenergy puts further pressure on forests; this can have negative effects on their role as carbon sinks and on biodiversity"

www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-en...

#CutCarbonNotForests

Europe’s environment and climate: knowledge for resilience, prosperity and sustainability

www.eea.europa.eu

Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Sep 10

Working for Drax is equivalent to working for big tobacco - says US hedge fund manager.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

#CutCarbonNotForests

Calls grow for UK's biggest renewable power station boss to be sacked

Britain's biggest 'renewable' power station which is allegedly as 'toxic as working for tobacco' should sack its boss.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Drax probed by financial watchdog - more questions for the energy giant that burns trees.

#CutCarbonNotForests

news.sky.com/story/energy...

Energy giant Drax probed by watchdog over wood sourcing, following whistleblower claims

The probe intensifies scrutiny of Drax, which is subsidised by bill payers to burn wood to create electricity - an energy source deemed "important" but whose environmental benefits are disputed.

news.sky.com

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Aug 28

Certifying biomass from the forest as "sustainable" is meaningless, finds new report.

news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sust...

#CutCarbonNotForests

Sustainable biomass certification scheme is flawed, degrades forests, report finds

The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) is a leading global biomass certification scheme offering assurances to end users (especially nations in the EU and Asia) that biomass (especially wood pellets fo...

news.mongabay.com

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Aug 19

Solar is on the march in the UK.

We don't need dirty biomass.

#CutCarbonNotForests

www.ft.com/content/9e49...

British solar power surges past 2024 total

Good weather and rapidly proliferating farms mean solar generation is at record levels

www.ft.com

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Aug 4

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**"

rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#CutCarbonNotForests

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 ....

rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jul 22

SPOILER ALERT 🚨

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

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jul 22

And by Global Region, all plants

Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jul 22

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

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jul 22

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

The global fightback against biomass continues.

#CutCarbonNotForests

www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2024/power2x...

Joint report about Power2X bio-methanol proposal in Pärnu, Estonia – biofuelwatch

www.biofuelwatch.org.uk

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jul 22

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.

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jul 21

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

Analysis by Ember think tank.

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jul 10

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

#CutCarbonNotForests

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jul 9

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

#CutCarbonNotForests

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jun 30

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. 🎯🌳🔥

#CutCarbonNotForests

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jun 30

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...

#CutCarbonNotForests

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...

www.theguardian.com

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jun 25

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.

#CutCarbonNotForests

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · Jun 20

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

#CutCarbonNotForests

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · May 23

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?!

#CutCarbonNotForests

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