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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.
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Sat 8 Oct 2022
01:35
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Reporter | Joe Crowley |
Producer | Tim Robinson |
Executive Producer | Andrew Head |
Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 3 Oct 2022 20:00BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Mon 3 Oct 2022 22:40BBC One Scotland HD, Scotland, Wales, Wales HD, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
- Wed 5 Oct 2022 03:30BBC News UK HD & UK only
- Fri 7 Oct 2022 03:30BBC News UK & UK HD only
- Sat 8 Oct 2022 01:35