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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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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Bioenergy
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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Europe
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United Kingdom
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G7
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G20
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Gas
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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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Bioenergy
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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Europe
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United Kingdom
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G7
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G20
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Gas
15 February 2021
Policy Paper
Greenhouse Gas Removal Technologies study: Call for evidence
Supporting BECCS with public money must be approached cautiously, and the economics carefully compared with other proven methods like forest restoration.
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United Kingdom
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Bioenergy
20 January 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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Europe
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United Kingdom
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Coal
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
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Europe
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United Kingdom
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G7
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G20
24 December 2020
