Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report

Drax received 22bn in subsidies despite being UK's largest emitter in 2023, though company rejects flawed' research

The Drax power station was responsible for four times more carbon emissions than the UK's last remaining coal-fired plant last year, despite taking more than 0.5bn in clean-energy subsidies in 2023, according to a report.

The North Yorkshire power plant, which burns wood pellets imported from North America to generate electricity, was revealed as Britain's single largest carbon emitter in 2023 by a report from the climate thinktank Ember.