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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

Credits

RoleContributor
ReporterJoe Crowley
ProducerTim Robinson
Executive ProducerAndrew Head
EditorKaren Wightman

Broadcasts

  • Mon 3 Oct 202220:00
  • Mon 3 Oct 202222:40
  • Wed 5 Oct 202203:30
  • Fri 7 Oct 202203:30
  • Sat 8 Oct 202201:35