UK halves subsidies for Drax and says it must use 100% sustainable wood

North Yorkshire power plant has been criticised for burning wood pellets sourced from US and Canadian forests

• Nils Pratley: Drax is the subsidy show that goes on and on

The UK government has halved subsidies for the Drax power station and ordered it to use 100% sustainable wood after sustained criticism over its business model.

The large power plant in North Yorkshire would play a much more limited role" in future, operating less than half as often as it currently does, the government said.