https://www.scmp.com/rss/512141/feed Dr Evan Gach is a researcher specialising in climate justice and international climate politics. He currently works as programme coordinator at Kiko Network, a Japanese NGO engaging in local and international efforts to prevent climate change. 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