Protesters from the Axe Drax campaign set up on the University of Sheffield campus over March, following their disruption of the Labour party conference early this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Drax group states the plant is \u201cnow the site of innovation for bioenergy with carbon capture and storage\u201d, despite a flurry of accusations that the site is greenwashing and driving environmental racism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Drax Power Station burns millions of tonnes of wood pellets imported from protected forests in the US, British Columbia and Brazil every year. The Axe Drax group has called for an end to the government subsidisation of the plant, claiming the plant disproportionately affects minority communities, and students are showing their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adam, a Geography student who gave only his first name, said: “The Uni needs to stop pretending that developing carbon capture technology is anything but a fantasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Students don\u2019t want to study somewhere which supports greenwashed carbon capture lies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drax claims to be carbon neutral because they use carbon capture technology, but emit as much if not more CO2<\/a> than average gas or coal power plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n