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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 Response
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
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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United Kingdom
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Europe
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Wind
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Gas
17 December 2020
Policy Response
Greenhouse gas removals: call for evidence
It is very difficult to establish a realistic magnitude of negative emissions that can be delivered through BECCS.
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United Kingdom
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Bioenergy
4 December 2020
