Letter says bioenergy is wrongly deemed ‘carbon neutral’ and contributes to wildlife lossMore than 650 scientists are urging world leaders to stop burning trees to make energy because it destroys valuable habitats for wildlife.In the buildup to Cop15, …
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Burning imported wood in Drax power plant ‘doesn’t make sense’, says Kwarteng
Drax has taken £5.6bn in subsidies from energy bill payers but business secretary says practice is ‘not sustainable’The importing of wood to burn in Drax power station “is not sustainable” and “doesn’t make any sense”, the business and energy secretary…
Read moreBurning imported wood in Drax power plant ‘doesn’t make sense’, says Kwarteng
Drax has taken £5.6bn in subsidies from energy bill payers but business secretary says practice is ‘not sustainable’The importing of wood to burn in Drax power station “is not sustainable” and “doesn’t make any sense”, the business and energy secretary…
Read moreBurning imported wood in Drax power plant ‘doesn’t make sense’, says Kwarteng
Drax has taken £5.6bn in subsidies from energy bill payers but business secretary says practice is ‘not sustainable’The importing of wood to burn in Drax power station “is not sustainable” and “doesn’t make any sense”, the business and energy secretary…
Read moreHalt use of biofuels to ease food crisis, says green group
RePlanet calls on EU to ditch organic targets and for governments to lift bans on genetically modified cropsGovernments should put a moratorium on the use of biofuels and lift bans on genetic modification of crops, a green campaigning group has urged, …
Read moreHalt use of biofuels to ease food crisis, says green group
RePlanet calls on EU to ditch organic targets and for governments to lift bans on genetically modified cropsGovernments should put a moratorium on the use of biofuels and lift bans on genetic modification of crops, a green campaigning group has urged, …
Read moreWhy are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving? | George Monbiot
Modern biofuels are touted as a boon for the climate. But, used on a large scale, they are no more sustainable than whale oilWhat can you say about governments that, in the midst of a global food crisis, choose instead to feed machines? You might say t…
Read moreWhy are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving? | George Monbiot
Modern biofuels are touted as a boon for the climate. But, used on a large scale, they are no more sustainable than whale oilWhat can you say about governments that, in the midst of a global food crisis, choose instead to feed machines? You might say t…
Read moreWhy are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving? | George Monbiot
Modern biofuels are touted as a boon for the climate. But, used on a large scale, they are no more sustainable than whale oilWhat can you say about governments that, in the midst of a global food crisis, choose instead to feed machines? You might say t…
Read moreUS to proceed with production of biofuels despite global food crisis
Campaigners call to prioritise grain for human consumption over its use as a fuelThe US will press ahead with biofuels production, the deputy secretary for agriculture has said, despite increasing concerns over a global food crisis, and calls from camp…
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