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The Biomass Industry Expands Across the South, Thanks in Part to UK Subsidies. Critics Say it’s Not ‘Carbon Neutral’

At next month’s climate talks in Scotland, Britain can’t get serious about reducing emissions without considering how much wood it burns for power, activists say.

By James Bruggers

Much of the United Kingdom's biomass in the form of wood pellets, which is part of its pathway to net-zero carbon emissions, comes from the Southeastern United States. Credit: Buddy Bartelsen/ullstein bild via Getty Images
Climate activists gather on a "Global Day of Action" organized by the 'Fridays for Future' climate change movement during the coronavirus pandemic on Sept. 25, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Omer Messinger/Getty Images

Activists Call for Delay to UN Climate Summit, Blaming UK for Vaccine Delays

By Leslie Hook, Financial Times

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