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Cut Carbon Not Forests

@ccnfuk.bsky.social
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A campaign to remove subsidies from companies that burn trees for electricity. Join us in asking the UK to redirect biomass subsidies to real clean energy. cutcarbonnotforests.org

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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Environment Agency has approved a permit for #Drax to develop carbon capture at its bioenergy plant in Yorkshire. This single #BECCS project could cost UK billpayers £30bn in subsidies - more than the entire UK #CCS budget. #CutCarbonNotForests cutcarbonnotforests.org/carbon-captu...
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The more CO2 pollution Drax releases, the more low-carbon subsidies it receives. £8 billion in subsidies since 2015, and over 137 million tonnes of CO2 released. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
When wood pellets are transported by trains in the UK they are strictly covered over. When they're moved on trucks through US communities, they are left open. At their AGM yesterday Drax told us this was a "mistake", like it only happened one time...
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Drax power plant is spending billions of our money to wreck the world's forests. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Today is Drax's AGM. Please help Shut Down Drax with @dogwoodalliance.org petition: bit.ly/4n3rnsa Here's the story of Dr Krystal Martin on the impact Drax is having on her community.
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Roses are red. Violets are blue. I’m sick of your lies and your pollution, too. 💔 “Valentine’s Day is supposed to be for love for the heart, but mine is filled with congestion from the pollution in Gloster.” – Carmella Causey #biomass #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A Drax Manager question why the company was ruling out sourcing from primary and old growth forests in Canada. www.ft.com/content/6913... #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
TFW the dirtiest energy technology takes all the low-carbon subsidies.
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Dirty biomass burning. Forest destruction. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
New data from Ember shows that the cost of BECCS at Drax would be more than the UK's entire budget for carbon capture. #CutCarbonNotForests ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Today a new report is published showing that just 5 economies spent nearly $250 billion on biomass subsidies over 22 years. environmentalpaper.org/wp-content/u... It’s time to Cut Subsidies, Not Forests and to #CutCarbonNotForests #BigBadBiomass
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
It’s time to STOP subsidising #BigBadBiomass that is destroying forests, polluting people’s air, and making climate change worse. Cut Subsidies, Not Forests! #CutCarbonNotForests #BigBadBiomass
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
And by Global Region, all plants
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
What's going to happen to biomass power generation (all sources) in several key countries, for all plants > 250MW. Current Operating Capacity Today through to all Operating + Planned Capacity. Source: Global Energy Monitor.
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
In 2024 Drax was still the UK's highest carbon polluter - by a larger margin. Analysis by Ember think tank. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The views of Chris Law MP on Drax and biomass burning. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Birds like the Kentucky Warbler are being put in danger by biomass. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Want to get into biomass burning? We've done our research and put together our top 3️⃣ tips for how to burn the world's forests in power stations. 🎯🌳🔥 #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
One of the many types of wildlife put at risk by biomass. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Here's a US pellet mill that produces biomass, which is then sent to UK power stations. Isn't it incredible that cutting down forests, turning them into pellets, shipping them thousands of miles, and setting them on fire, is completely carbon neutral?! #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
We're learning so much about bioenergy - here's one of the trucks that carries trees from the forest so as they can be turned into 'sustainable' wood pellets. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The UK burns wood pellets in its power stations. Those wood pellets are made in mills in the southeast US. The mills are often in the heart of or right next to communities. They pollute people's air and contribute to health issues, and regularly breach environmental permits. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This week we're continuing our delve into bioenergy - a new technology that promises to create 'clean' power by burning forests. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
In a new series we're exploring different renewable energy sources. First up is clean, green, totally 100% sustainable (don't worry, we asked Drax) BIOENERGY. For those who don't know, that's... *checks notes* burning trees in power stations. 🌳🔥 #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Here's @pippaheylings.bsky.social MP speaking out against bioenergy and Drax in parliament. #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
We asked MPs - of this new(ish) parliament *only 1️⃣%* of them think that bioenergy will increase the UK's energy independence. 🌳🔥 #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Drax is being exposed as a forest-destroyer - we must stop bioenergy and burning trees now. #StopDrax #CutCarbonNotForests #ForestDay #IntlForestDay
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
🌳 Burning trees in power stations - like Drax - harms forests and their wildlife. We must #StopDrax #CutCarbonNotForests #ForestDay #IntlForestDay
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
A reaction to the Government's commitment to spend billions more on bioenergy from Larissa Lockwood of @globalactionplan.bsky.social #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
A reaction to Monday's bioenergy announcement by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social #CutCarbonNotForests
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Cut Carbon Not Forests @ccnfuk.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We sent a clear message to UK politicians - end the burning of trees for power now. #CutCarbonNotForests
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