https://www.scmp.com/rss/512140/feed Tomos Harrison is an analyst at the global electricity think tank Ember, working on power transitions analysis in Europe. Tom also leads the work on biomass and has helped develop Ember into a trusted source of information on the risks and merits of burning biomass in the power sector. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The assumption that burning biomass can replace or mitigate coal’s negative effects is not just questionable science, it is dangerously undermining coal phase-out plans in Japan and South Korea. Last year, my colleagues and I [Tomos] took a close look at Britain’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter. It’s not a coal plant – at least not any more, really. Since 2012, Drax Group has been transitioning out of coal; its last coal-fired plant is expected to shut down later this year. Drax is now the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3171015/ditching-coal-biomass-japan-and-south-korea-are-embracing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3171015/ditching-coal-biomass-japan-and-south-korea-are-embracing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Mar 2022 02:15:19 +0000