"Senior executives at Drax raised concerns internally about the validity of the energy company's sustainability claims while it publicly denied allegations that it was cutting down environmentally important forests for fuel, court documents have revealed. Britain's biggest power plant assured ministers and civil servants of the company's green credentials as it scrambled to defend itself against claims in a BBC Panorama documentary that it had burned wood sourced from old-growth forests in Canada."
"The owners of Drax have received over 7bn in subsidies levied on household energy bills on the condition that the biomass pellets are made from waste or low-value wood from sustainable forests. However, the company has faced repeated scepticism over the sustainability of its business model, which involves importing millions of tonnes of wood pellets across the Atlantic every year. Drax denied the findings in the BBC's documentary, broadcast in October 2022."
Senior executives at Drax raised internal concerns about the validity of the company's sustainability claims while senior leaders publicly denied sourcing wood from environmentally important old-growth Canadian forests. Britain's biggest power station assured ministers and civil servants of its green credentials while responding to allegations in a BBC Panorama documentary that claimed wood had been burned from old-growth forests in Canada. Evidence submitted to an employment tribunal involving a former top lobbyist records private doubts about available evidence. Drax's owners have received over 7bn in subsidies conditional on pellets being made from waste or low-value wood from sustainable forests, while the company imports millions of tonnes of pellets annually.
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