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Ban the importation of wood pellets used for the generation of electricity.

Submitted by Benjamin Davies on Sunday 6th November 2022

Published on Wednesday 9th November 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 9th May 2023

Signatures: 69

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Ban the importation of wood pellets used for the generation of electricity.

Petition Details

Importation of wood pellets should be banned and the use in power stations should be urgently reviewed. Burning of wood pellets must not be considered sustainable or a means of meeting net zero targets. Billions of UK green subsidies into this technology must stop.

Additional Information

Using wood pellets releases more CO2 than burning coal. Because the government considers wood pellets as a renewable resource, by re-planting trees, the emissions are classed as carbon neutral and “helps” to get closer to the neutral target in 2030. This is not the case. Deforestation is happening around the world to supply the UK with wood pellets for burning, which generates around 11% of our energy needs. British taxpayers are funding this destruction of forests.


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