Earth and Leaf Editorial – Are Wood Pellets Worth Billions in Subsidies? Drax – the subsidy for Canadian wood pellets is a disgusting waste of money and an international carbon fraud. This doesn’t count towards the UK Carbon Budget because its Canadian.  It doesn’t count in Canada either.  This is green washing on a monumental scale.  This is not renewable energy – those old growth forests cannot be replaced. Drax is one of the great carbon scandals of our era. SELBY, ENGLAND – JANUARY 30: The winter sun sets behind the Drax Bio mass Power Station operated by Drax Group PLC on January 30, 2025 in Selby, England. Once one…