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Burning wood for power generation is more detrimental to the climate than burning gas, even when carbon capture technology is applied.

EnvironmentEnergyPoliticsClimateApr 20, 2026score 0.282 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses a report indicating that burning wood for power is more harmful to the climate than burning gas, even with carbon capture technology. This challenges the UK government's plans to subsidize carbon capture for wood-burning power plants.

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Burning wood for power generation is more detrimental to the climate than burning gas, even when carbon capture technology is applied.
Parent: Energy PolicyEntity: Wood-burning power generationImpact: negativeDate: Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026Target: Burning wood for power generation

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Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/burning-wood-power-worse-climate-than-gas-new-report #Energy #Environment #Drax #EnergyIndustry #AirPollution #EmissionsTrading #GreenhouseGasEmissions #CarbonCaptureAndStorageCcs #Biofuels
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#energy#environment#drax#energyindustry#airpollution#emissionstrading
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Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds | Energy | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/burning-wood-power-worse-climate-than-gas-new-report Burning shit is not good for Climate. PUNTO. Only gullible financiers and the oil-addicted "leaders" can believe in fairy tales like Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
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Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds | Energy | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/burning-wood-power-worse-climate-than-gas-new-report #Climate #Energy #Biomass #CO2
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Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/burning-wood-power-worse-climate-than-gas-new-report Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power sourceBurning wood for power generation can be worse for the climate than burning gas, even when the resulting carbon dioxide emissions are captured…
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