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The Green Energy Scandal Exposed

The wood-burning Drax power station in Yorkshire provides 12 per cent of the UK’s renewable energy. Reporter Joe Crowley investigates where the wood comes from and uncovers an environmental scandal.

The wood-burning Drax power station in Yorkshire provides 12 per cent of the UK’s renewable energy. It has already received £6 billion in green energy subsidies from the government. But are the wood pellets the power station burns really as sustainable as the company claims? Reporter Joe Crowley investigates where the wood comes from and uncovers an environmental scandal. He reveals how Drax is chopping down trees and taking logs from some of the world’s most precious forests.

29 minutes

Last on

Sat 8 Oct 2022 01:35

Credits

Role Contributor
Reporter Joe Crowley
Producer Tim Robinson
Executive Producer Andrew Head
Editor Karen Wightman

Broadcasts

  • Mon 3 Oct 2022 20:00
  • Mon 3 Oct 2022 22:40
  • Wed 5 Oct 2022 03:30
  • Fri 7 Oct 2022 03:30
  • Sat 8 Oct 2022 01:35

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