{"id":167037,"date":"2021-10-10T13:29:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T11:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=167037"},"modified":"2021-10-10T13:29:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T11:29:25","slug":"wood-burning-power-plant-is-uks-biggest-co2-emitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=167037","title":{"rendered":"WOOD BURNING POWER PLANT IS UK\u2019s BIGGEST CO2 EMITTER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"499\" data-attachment-id=\"167039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=167039\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?fit=831%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"831,573\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0image-23-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?fit=723%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?resize=723%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?w=831&amp;ssl=1 831w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?resize=768%2C530&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?resize=640%2C441&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?resize=816%2C563&amp;ssl=1 816w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/0image-23-1.png?resize=116%2C80&amp;ssl=1 116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/08\/draxs-renewable-energy-plant-is-uks-biggest-co2-emitter-analysis-claims\/\">Drax\u2019s renewable energy plant is UK\u2019s biggest CO2 emitter, analysis claims | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0gives the details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It makes sense that the burning of the wood occurs much more quickly than the growth of the new trees that replaces it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore there is an immediate release of extra CO2 into the atmosphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the CO2 cuts were really essential to be reduced by 2050 as the IPCC maintain then burning biomass would not be permitted, but that would be very inconvenient for the government, so they choose to believe what suits them rather than what is logical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">via<strong><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> climate science<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ift.tt\/3oHnX2d\">https:\/\/ift.tt\/3oHnX2d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 8, 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article-\u00a0Drax\u2019s renewable energy plant is UK\u2019s biggest CO2 emitter, analysis claims | NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT (wordpress.com)\u00a0\u00a0gives the details. It makes sense that the burning of the wood occurs much more quickly than the growth of the new trees that replaces it. 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