UK biomass plant awarded £1 billion green subsidy despite 600 pollution incidents
The UK government subsidised TotalEnergies and billionaire Daniel Křetínský to run a woodburning power plant that repeatedly exceeds standard limits on harmful pollutants.
UK accused of ‘undermining human rights commitments’ over Xinjiang carbon capture aid
UK foreign aid helped to develop Chinese fossil fuel extraction in a region where the oil sector is associated with forced labour risks, a new investigation has found.
Bertie spoke to acclaimed political economist Ann Pettifor for a special episode of The Land and Climate Podcast, recorded with a live audience during London Climate Action Week.
Startups overhyped marine carbon dioxide removal – it may never happen
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David Ho
Many overestimate how close we are to scaling up carbon removal deployment, says leading oceanographer David Ho.
Opinion
Investment treaties are undermining climate leadership
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Tom Wills
Outdated rules protect fossil fuel interests, and the UK and Netherlands appear hypocritical on the world stage, says Tom Wills.
Opinion
Energy accumulates: Ghana shows that the “energy transition” is more myth than fact
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Gökçe Günel
Industry insiders and academics are often wrong to presume renewables will replace fossil fuels, instead of both growing concurrently, says Gökçe Günel.
Opinion
Gone with the flow
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Ted Theisinger
Ted Theisinger wades into two big new contributions to ‘river thought’. From the late, great James C. Scott and Colorado’s Ellen Wohl.
Bioenergy, Carbon capture, Forests, Politics & law
Drax’s fall from grace
As news breaks of record-breaking CO2 emissions at the UK's largest power plant, Bertie Harrison-Broninski recaps how a series of scandals eroded political support for biomass power.
How Exxon is using international law to sue the Dutch government
Exxon owes the people of Groningen millions in compensation for damage caused by gas extraction. Thanks to a legal instrument, it could be the residents of the province that end up compensating the fossil fuel giant.
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