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The cost of the Drax BECCS plant to UK consumers
Proposed Drax BECCS plant requires £31.7 billion in subsidy and may not deliver the negative emissions promised.
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Bioenergy
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United Kingdom
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Europe
25 May 2021
Commentary
UK spent £350m on new gas power despite nearing fossil phase-out
The government urgently needs to change the capacity market regulations and commit to a 2035 gas phase-out before COP26.
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Fossil gas
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Europe
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United Kingdom
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G7
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G20
12 March 2021
Research
The extent of Drax's biomass subsidies
Today’s financial report from Drax, Europe’s largest biomass power generator, shows the extraordinary scale of the public subsidies the company is receiving.
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Bioenergy
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United Kingdom
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Europe
25 February 2021
Commentary
The Drax gas plant is dead
Drax has reportedly dropped its plans for an enormous new gas plant – but many other developers are still hunting for government subsidies to build theirs.
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Fossil gas
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Europe
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United Kingdom
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G7
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G20
15 February 2021
Research
Mapping coal use in the UK steel sector
Ember’s UK Steel Database reveals what it would take steel from coal to clean.
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Coal
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Europe
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United Kingdom
25 December 2020
Commentary
New UK carbon market risks a carbon price half that of the EU
The UK government can offer businesses more post-Brexit certainty by increasing the carbon price floor – ahead of aligning the market with net zero
24 December 2020
Research
UK wind power pushes fossil gas to 5-year low
Latest UK power sector data shows that the UK grid is accelerating towards a 2035 gas phase-out, with wind power replacing fossil gas.
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Wind
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Fossil gas
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United Kingdom
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Europe
17 December 2020
