ClientEarth lodges objection to Drax gas project on climate change grounds
Green lawyers claim plans to convert Selby coal units to gas power risk locking in high carbon infrastructure that could undermine UK's climate commitments
Drax's plans to develop several new gas-fired power units in North Yorkshire have hit a snag after environmental lawyers at ClientEarth lodged a written objection claiming the project risks "locking in...
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