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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Calling wood “renewable” doesn’t make the CO2 released when it’s burned disappear. If forests take decades or more to recover that carbon, how should we count those emissions?
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year