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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights

Global Published 6 October 2026, 15:27 · archived 6 Oct 2026

Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a yearDrax’s planned datacentre could produce nearly double the emissions of all flights out of Gatwick airport each year by burning 4.9m tonnes of wood annually, an analysis has shown.Campaigners say this would make it “one of the dirtiest datacentres out there”. Continue reading...

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