Plans to build Europe’s largest gas power plant in North Yorkshire scrapped

The electricity generator Drax has scrapped controversial plans to build Europe’s largest gas power plant at its North Yorkshire site, following sustained opposition from environmental groups.

Campaigners argued that the plans would undermine the UK’s ambitions to lead the world in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Drax say they will focus on generating electricity through burning wood chips instead, which they claim is a carbon neutral energy source.