‘Zero carbon’ biomass power plants are ‘accounting trick’, says think-tank

An Institute of Economic Affairs report says the UK government’s decision to convert coal-fired power plants to biomass is flawed as it ignores emissions from wood pellet production

Converting coal-fired power plants in the UK to biomass-fired plants is creating “more carbon dioxide than burning fossil fuels”, according to a report by the Institute of Economic Affairs, a think-tank that supports free market economics.