Miliband urged to end subsidies for firms burning wood for electricity

Campaigners from wood pellet exporting countries are calling on the new Government to end financial support for firms burning them for electricity.

Drax is Britain’s biggest power station — Drax is Britain’s biggest power station (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)

By Rebecca Speare-Cole, PA sustainability reporter

August 27, 2024 at 5:46pm BST

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Miliband urged to end subsidies for firms burning wood for electricity