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Press releases – UK

02.05.19

Environmental coalition warns against false climate solutions in Committee on Climate Change report

Leading environmental groups call for an end to UK subsidy programme...
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17.04.19

Protesters denounce Drax’s ‘major contribution to UK climate change emissions’ outside company AGM

Two solidarity protests held outside Drax Power Station in York and...
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04.04.19

Press release: 96,000 call on Secretary of State to refuse permission for largest-ever UK gas power station

London, 4th April 2019 – A petition of over 96,000 signatures...
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21.12.18

Drax takeover of ScottishPower’s hydro and gas power assets is bad news for the climate, campaigners warn

Biofuelwatch warns that Drax’s acquisition of hydro assets could spell the...
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03.09.18

Environmental campaigners applaud Government decision which effectively stops subsidies for burning imported wood in new power stations

Government urged to review subsidies already granted for wood burning in...
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29.08.18

92 Environmental Groups Challenge Drax’s Gas Burning Plans

Open Letter by 92 groups denounces plans for UK’s largest gas...
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13.08.18

Markinch residents demand urgent Council action over biomass power station noise

Data published by RWE confirms persistent breaches of planning conditions –...
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11.06.18

UN plans for aviation biofuels and carbon offsets condemned by 90 organisations worldwide

UN plans for aviation biofuels and carbon offsets condemned by 90...
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07.06.18

Renewable energy subsidy rule changes rule out inefficient biomass combined heat and power projects

London 7 June 2018 From Biofuelwatch For immediate release. New rule...
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21.05.18

Drax’s biomass carbon capture announcement exposes fallacy of BECCS

Drax’s biomass carbon capture announcement exposes fallacy of supposed climate fix,...
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25.04.18

Drax Plc hit by double protest on the day of its AGM

Media release: Drax Plc hit by double protest during its AGM...
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18.04.18

Masked forest flashmob targets world’s biggest biomass burners at conference in London

London, 18th April 2018 – A flashmob made up environmental, energy...
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