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Land and Climate Review

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Investigations, features and opinion on land-use and the climate crisis. Listen to The Land & Climate Podcast every other Friday: www.landclimate.org/podcast

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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Five years ago, 500 fighters from the al-Shabab group massacred people living and working beside a natural gas field part-owned by France's biggest company, TotalEnergies. On this week's podcast, award-winning journalist Alex Perry tells @alimacewen.bsky.social about his years-long investigation:
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Why is TotalEnergies facing allegations of war crimes in Mozambique? - Land and Climate Review
Alasdair speaks to British journalist Alex Perry about his new book, 'Blood Will Flow: The Murderous Business of Oil and Gas'.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Nearly seven months after the US went to war with Iran, President Trump has said the conflict is unlikely to end before the midterms, and top White House Advisors reportedly warn it could continue for years. What does this mean for climate, environment and energy? 🧵1/10 www.wsj.com/world/mi...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
In this week's podcast, Alasdair speaks to Dr Kaur Chohan about the intersection of conflict, land dispossession, and agriculture in rural Colombia. Listen now:
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
After five and a half years, The Land and Climate Podcast has launched a new segment. ‘In Review’ revisits topics from previous interviews and looks at new developments. Listen now: landclimate.org/in-review-pl... Featuring @mrmattsimon.bsky.social @policyrelevant.bsky.social & @ejfoundation.org
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In Review: Plastics - Land and Climate Review
Alasdair and Bertie listen to highlights from past interviews on plastic pollution.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's our podcast team's annual summer break, so no episode today, but we're excited to announce something new for the show next week! Stay tuned for updates and subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear all about it: landclimate.org/newsletter-s...
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The UK subsidises TotalEnergies/billionaire Daniel Křetínský to run a woodburning power plant that exceeds air pollutant limits. The science on woodburning as 'renewable/low-carbon' is contested (cf Drax). Křetínský made billions betting that governments will stall their transition to clean energy.👇
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
As the continent grapples with record-breaking heat waves and thousands of hectares of land burning, Land and Climate suggests listening to one of our previous podcasts on the issue: Are we now in the century of fire? landclimate.org/are-we-now-i...
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Are we now in the century of fire? - Land and Climate Review
Alasdair talks to John Vaillant, author of the Baillie Gifford shortlisted book 'Fire Weather: A True Story From A Hotter World'.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"What if the demand side was smaller? Would we need as much?" This week, Alasdair speaks to Oliver Broad (UCL) on energy demand reduction and why addressing consumer habits is a political taboo. Full episode in the link below:
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Is reducing energy use a political taboo? - Land and Climate Review
Alasdair talks to Oliver Broad about research that found UK energy demand could be reduced by 52%.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Government says subsidies must end for dirty biomass plant; gives it £1 billion anyway Read @bertiehb.bsky.social and @ciara-cassidy.bsky.social's investigation about Lynemouth Power Station, owned by TotalEnergies and Czech Billionaire Daniel Křetínský. landclimate.org/600-lynemouth/
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UK biomass plant awarded £1 billion green subsidy despite 600 pollution incidents - Land and Climate Review
The UK government subsidised TotalEnergies and billionaire Daniel Křetínský to run a woodburning power plant that repeatedly exceeds standard limits on harmful pollutants.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"It is a very effective threat for political leverage..." This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair MacEwen speaks to Dr Danielle Young, Assistant Professor at the University of Leeds, about the security implications of solar geoengineering. Listen now: landclimate.org/geoe...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In an opinion piece for the Land and Climate Review, Director of @tradejusticemov.bsky.social Tom Wills argues that Investor-State Dispute Settlements are a major barrier to meaningful climate action. Read the full article: landclimate.org/isds-tjm/
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Investment treaties are undermining climate leadership - Land and Climate Review
Outdated rules protect fossil fuel interests, and the UK and Netherlands appear hypocritical on the world stage, says Tom Wills.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
As Europe experiences a record-breaking hot summer, the UK's largest power plant released the largest amount of CO2 emissions ever. With Drax on track to remain the UK's largest emitter until 2030, @bertiehb.bsky.social recaps a series of company scandals landclimate.org/draxs-fall-f...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Want to see the full episode? Click the links below to hear the full conversation between @annpettifor.bsky.social and @bertiehb.bsky.social, recorded live for London Climate Action Week 2026. Watch now on YouTube: lnkd.in/e99rZVYA Listen to the podcast: tr.ee/NbSQLW3ytj
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
In our latest podcast, @davidho.bsky.social talks to @bertiehb.bsky.social about marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR). They discuss risks and challenges with ocean CDR, politics and debates within academia, and the overreliance on startups to save the planet. Listen here: landclimate.org/mcdr/
"Mitigation deterrence is a real thing. We get complacent, believing technology will solve our problems." - Professor David Ho
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
With under a week until our event for #LondonClimateActionWeek, be sure to secure your free ticket. @annpettifor.bsky.social & @bertiehb.bsky.social will discuss market influence over climate policy & strategies to reassert control. landclimate.org/lcaw #LCAW2026 #ClimateAction #ClimateEvents
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Are markets gambling with our future and stalling climate action? For London Climate Action Week, join our first live podcast, with leading economist Ann Pettifor and @bertiehb.bsky.social Free tickets: landclimate.org/lcaw #LCAW2026 #ClimateEvents
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"There are lessons from the Ming experience. A larger historical pattern..." The 17th Century Little Ice Age sent grain prices soaring in China - in a podcast with Alasdair MacEwen, Tim Brook says this contributed to the fall of the Ming dynasty. Listen here: landclimate.org/ming...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: UK taxpayers are being sued for up to £300m after a proposed coal mine was blocked on the Cumbrian coast of England. Read the piece by @corcorancamille.bsky.social and @adamvaughan.bsky.social in The Times or on our website now: landclimate.org/westcumbria/
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The UK blocked an "unviable" coal mine. Now it's being sued for millions. - Land and Climate Review
A company is suing the UK for up to £300m after a coal project was denied a mining licence - now the lawsuit is its primary asset.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"If we look at ideas of extinction that emerged in the late 18th century, we very quickly get to colonised peoples." This week, @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social speaks to @bertiehb.bsky.social about the politics behind the concept of extinction. Listen here: landclimate.org/history-of-e...
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What is the history of extinction? - Land and Climate Review
Bertie speaks to Professor Sadiah Qureshi about her book 'Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction'.
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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
New podcast for @landclimate.bsky.social featuring @bertiehb.bsky.social interviewing me about extinction drawing on my book Vanished. Catch it here on this lovely weekend. landclimate.org/history-of-e...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"The objective is really to divert attention away from the production of plastics". This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair speaks to Dr Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social, lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Listen now: landclimate.org/plastics-cir...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, @bertiehb.bsky.social is joined by Gökçe Günel riceanthro.bsky.social to talk about her new book, “Floating Power: Energy, Infrastructure, and South-South Relations,” published by Duke University Press landclimate.org/floa...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“'Maybe we are transitioning in reverse,' said Paul...The energy landscape he had observed did not correspond to the expected timeline of the energy transition." Read an excerpt from @drgokcegunel.bsky.social's new book @dukepress.bsky.social @riceanthro.bsky.social @patchworkethno.bsky.social
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Energy accumulates: Ghana shows that the “energy transition” is more myth than fact - Land and Climate Review
Industry insiders and academics are often wrong to presume renewables will replace fossil fuels, instead of both growing concurrently, says Gökçe Günel.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
“UK trade unions have been excluded from policymaking around climate. This has completely eroded trust – which needs to be rebuilt.” @bertiehb.bsky.social and @priestleycentre.bsky.social's Prof. Vera Trappmann discuss the labour movement’s involvement in climate policy. landclimate.org/trad...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has shone a light on global over-reliance on fossil fuels and why we need to transition away to avoid further crises, says Steve Trent (Steve Trent), founder and CEO of @ejfoundation.org Read the feature in full below: landclimate.org/the-...
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Environmental Justice Foundation @ejfoundation.org · 09/04/2026
“The structural vulnerability that produced the crisis - civilisational dependence on a 21-mile waterway - will persist unless political leaders have the courage to lead its elimination.” In @landclimate.bsky.social, @stevetrent.bsky.social discusses the impact Trump’s war will have on 🌍 energy.
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The fires of Hormuz: how is Trump's war reframing the energy transition?

In a guest feature, Environmental Justice Foundation CEO Steve Trent discusses how the Middle East conflict will reshape global energy systems. 

By Steve Trent 2 April, 2026

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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"The lesson of 2022, when Putin weaponised gas exports against Europe, was not fully absorbed. The Hormuz crisis repeats it with different actors and geography, but identical structural logic..." Read our new feature from @stevetrent.bsky.social @ejfoundation.org: landclimate.org/the-fires-of...
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The fires of Hormuz: how is Trump's war reframing the energy transition? - Land and Climate Review
In a guest feature, Environmental Justice Foundation CEO Steve Trent discusses how the Middle East conflict will reshape global energy systems.
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Noah Gordon @noahjgordon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Growing pains: how will the fertiliser crisis affect food supply? I joined Alasdair MacEwen to discuss the fertilizer crisis on the Land and Climate Review podcast. landclimate.org/growing-pains/ @landclimate.bsky.social
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Growing pains: how will the fertiliser crisis affect food supply? - Land and Climate Review
Alasdair and Noah Gordon discuss the international and environmental politics of fertilisers.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“The closure of the Strait of Hormuz does not only affect oil and gas - this is also a fertiliser crisis.” Alasdair MacEwen and Noah Gordon discuss international threats to food security fuelled by the Iran war on our latest podcast 🔊 Listen here: landclimate.org/grow...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/03/2026
On whether we've already lost the fight (a bit!! But not entirely!!)
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/03/2026
On dodgy disclosure
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23/03/2026
Fabricating demand for gen AI 🤝🏻 fabricating demand for fossil fuels REALLY lovely to speak to @alimacewen.bsky.social at @landclimate.bsky.social about digital bloat and the power we have to stop it Sign up: one of the best climate podcasts out there!!. landclimate.org/ketan-joshi-...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Companies "fabricated demand for something that nobody asked for," @ketanjoshi.co tells @alimacewen.bsky.social in an interview debunking tech-sector climate promises. "In doing so, it's fabricating demand for fossil fuels as well." Listen to the podcast below: landclimate.org/ketan-joshi-...
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Is Big Tech telling the truth about AI's climate impact? - Land and Climate Review
Alasdair talks to writer and energy analyst Ketan Joshi about data centres' energy demand and carbon emissions.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Today we published our latest investigation, into climate aid & carbon capture. UK funds that could have funded clean energy in poor countries instead developed Chinese oil extraction - including in Xinjiang while Uyghurs were facing human rights abuses. 1/7🧵👇 landclimate.org/xinjiang-ccus/
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UK accused of 'undermining human rights commitments' over Xinjiang carbon capture aid - Land and Climate Review
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.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
What is "climateflation" and how bad could it get for our weekly food shop? @ejcrobinson sat down with one of the UK's most prominent climate, biodiversity and soils scientists, Pete Smith, to understand his new research programme, with the UK MACC Hub and @aberdeenuni.
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What is climate-flation? - Land and Climate Review
Edward Robinson sits down with Pete Smith, a global expert on climate change, biodiversity and food systems, to understand what's happening to our fragile grocery supplies chains.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We've just published Ted Theisinger‘s review of the late James C. Scott’s “In Praise of Floods” @yalebooks.bsky.social and Ellen Wohl’s “Following the Bend” Princeton University Press Two big new contributions to 'river thought'. landclimate.org/gone...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This week, @bertiehb.bsky.social is joined by Dr. Sanam Mahoozi for a nuanced discussion around the influence of climate and environment on Iranian politics, media, and the recent civil unrest that led to brutal crackdowns and killings. Listen below: landclimate.org/are-...
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Social & Political Sciences at NTU @spsatntu.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Please, listen to our very own Dr Poberezhskaya discussing #Russia and #climatechange.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair MacEwen is joined by Associate Professor Marianna Poberezhskaya to discuss Russia’s complicated relationship with climate change. Listen below: www.landclimate.org/...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"The devastation Ukraine has suffered under Russian invasion has been observed worldwide, but an accompanying threat has gone unnoticed: the rise of secretive legal challenges from foreign corporations..." Camille Corcoran in a new LCR investigation: www.landclimate.org/... 🧵1/7
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“What Trump is after is an expansion of American territory that would make him a historic president.” @alimacewen.bsky.social is joined by @cryopolitics.com to examine Greenland’s complex history and her views on the reasons behind US threats of annexation. www.landclimate.org/us-greenland/
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What does the US really see in Greenland? - Land and Climate Review
Alasdair is joined by returning guest and co-author of “Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic,” Mia Bennett, to discuss the Greenland crisis.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“Carbon capture is a ‘miracle’ technology that causes more harm than good, serving primarily as a means for the fossil fuel industry to reinvent itself.” Read an excerpt from Mark Z. Jacobson's new book, “Still No Miracles Needed” Cambridge University Press www.landclimate.org/...
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Earth Agora @earthagora.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Are we closer to reaching clean energy than we might think? Bertie is joined by Dr. Mark Jacobson, author of "Still No Miracles Needed," where the two discuss how existing technology can solve the climate crisis. www.landclimate.org/are-we-close... @mzjacobson.bsky.social
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Are we closer to reaching clean energy than we might think? - Land and Climate Review
Bertie is joined by Dr. Mark Jacobson, author of "Still No Miracles Needed," where the two discuss how existing technology can solve the climate crisis.
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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Carbon capture does not reduce emissions - three case studies to prove it. Instead, carbon capture causes more harm than good, and only serves to prolong fossil-fuel industries Edited excerpts from "Still No Miracles Needed" www.landclimate.org/ccs-no-mirac... @landclimate.bsky.social
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Carbon capture does not reduce emissions: these three case studies prove it - Land and Climate Review
Carbon capture causes more harm than good, and only serves to prolong fossil fuel industries, argues Professor Mark Z. Jacobson.
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
“We have 97% of the technologies we need to solve the climate, air pollution, energy and security problems the world faces.” @bertiehb.bsky.social speaks to Mark Z. Jacobson about his new book, “Still No Miracles Needed,” published by Cambridge University Press www.landclimate.org/...
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
“Drax breached environmental laws more than 3 times a day on average,” writes Camille Corcoran Drax has violated its permit regulations over 6,000 times in Louisiana, a new investigation by Land and Climate Review has found:
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Drax's US environmental violations now total over 18,000 incidents - Land and Climate Review
A new investigation by Land and Climate Review and The Sunday Times has uncovered an additional 6,000 breaches by the UK power company in Louisiana.
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Dogwood Alliance @dogwoodalliance.org · 02/01/2026
"Drax has taken the best of what they had left: their peace, #cleanair, and health." Read how #Drax's subsidies in the UK enable its #biomass burning in Gloster, Mississippi, at the expense of the community's health.
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We can’t breathe because of a Drax pellet plant subsidised by UK tax
The company is paid up to £1bn a year producing green energy for Britain. But one of its factories has been accused of choking people in America
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Drax has been caught with an additional 6,000 environmental breaches at its Louisiana pellet mills, bringing the biomass company’s total US violations to 18,092. Read the new investigation and access the database of the unveiled violations in the link below: www.landclimate.org/... 1/6
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Land and Climate Review @landclimate.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
“History is full of examples of profound regional droughts. As we're heading into the future, drought seems to be becoming a lot more common, more severe.” @dagomardegroot.bsky.social & @alimacewen.bsky.social talk about climate change’s role in societal collapse. www.landclimate.org/regime-change/
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Environmental Justice Foundation @ejfoundation.org · 07/01/2026
Wetlands across the globe are being devoured by fire, releasing carbon and destroying vital ecosystems. In an op-ed in @landclimate.bsky.social, EJF CEO and Founder Steve Trent argues that governments must take action to protect wetlands and the Indigenous and local communities that rely on them ⬇️
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