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Anti-Drax protestors crash London biomass conference
Disrupters, posed as conference attendees, stopped the keynote speech from Drax’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Miguel Veiga-Pestana, challenging him on Drax’s sustainability record and shouting ‘Drax Poisons People’ before being ejected by security.
Dr Diana Warner Full Statement 25th March 2025
Full statement of Dr Diana Warner read outside court following conviction and sentence as a result of actions taken against Drax in 2021.
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Leeds AXA insurance office occupied over “bloody” ties
At 12.30pm today, 15 people occupied and blockade the Leeds office of the insurance giant AXA. Occupiers held banners reading “‘Israel’ needs AXA to bomb Gaza” and “Stop insuring ecocide!”. Police attended the scene.
Retired GP Spared Prison After Drax Train Protest
Retired GP Diana Warner has been sentenced today to a two year conditional discharge and required to pay £4,380 in court costs after being found guilty of obstruction of a railway line that carries trees to be burned at Drax, the UK’s single biggest carbon emitter.
Campaigners target Sheffield University’s partnership with Drax
Environmental campaigners demonstrated at the University of Sheffield today in response to the University’s controversial research partnership with woody biomass power station Drax.
Climate Activists Disrupt Rachel Reeves Speech Over Drax Subsidies
Two protesters disrupted Rachel Reeves keynote speech opposing new subsidies for Drax Power Station at the Yorkshire Labour Party Conference, and were forcibly ejected by security. The protestors challenged the recent decision by Labour to grant new subsidies from 2027-2031, highlighting the impact of further subsidies estimated to cost £2bn on bill payers amid ongoing energy bill hikes and widespread fuel poverty in the UK.
Tree burning power station hit with fire protest following over a billion pounds in earnings
Following announcements Drax earned over one billion pounds in 2024, activists have staged a protest calling for no more public money to burning trees for electricity.
Retired GP Faces Imprisonment for Allegedly Obstructing Train to Tree-Burning Power Station Drax
Bristol based retired GP, Dr. Diana Warner, faces a trial at Leeds Crown Court for obstruction of a Drax train.
What does the Feb 2025 government decision on Drax mean?
On Monday 10th Feb, the government announced new subsidies for Drax. Here is our breakdown of what it really means, as this has been quite variably reported in the press.
Labour Lobbyist’s Offices Crashed in Protest of Drax Funding Decision
Activists have peacefully occupied the offices of controversial Drax lobbyist following the government announcement to further fund the UK’s biggest carbon emitter.
Activists disrupt Wes Streeting’s speech over health impacts of Drax Power Station
The Fabian Society’s New Year Conference hosting Wes Streeting as the keynote speaker¹ was disrupted by an activist calling on the Labour Party to end tree-burning subsidies for Drax Power Station.
Carollers, Ents and a coalition of green groups protest subsidies for burning ‘Christmas’ trees
This is a re-post of the press release that was put out by Greenpeace UK here, after this collaborative coalition action was taken. Ghosts of Biomass Past return to haunt DESNZ Pictures are available here, video of the protest will be available this...
How Many Christmas Trees Does Drax Burn?
Answer: 531 trees per UK household, costing us £1,526 each.
Reuters Sustainability Awards Accused of Greenwashing as Activists Disrupt Event
The Reuters Sustainability Awards, which features amongst others, tobacco companies, mining companies, and the UK's biggest carbon emitter, Yorkshire power station Drax, is being accused of 'Greenwashing' by environmental activists who disrupted the ceremony in...
Grandmother Found Guilty for Halting Drax Train
Karen Wildin, aged 60, was found guilty by a jury for obstructing a train heading to Drax Power Station on 11th November 2021 [1].On the last day of COP26, the meeting of global leaders in Glasgow to address the climate emergency, Karen flagged down and climbed on top...
Drax AGM met by protests and disruption across UK
Drax's AGM took place under a cloud of scandal and public outrage. Shareholders and board members were greeted by disruption and theatrical demonstration, including from TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham, calling for an...
Social Media
If you have some time and have accounts, then share information to people on social media. There are some examples below. IMAGES There should be images in our photo bank EXAMPLES TWEETS Click on the tweets to share them. FACEBOOK Check out one of the images...
Join Zoom Calls
Especially while many things are online, Drax will be running a lot of talks about how great they are 🙄. This is our chance to pop in and ask a few questions they might not have been expecting. We aren’t going to persuade any of Drax employees (unless you’re really...
Banner Drop
Make a banner, see our photo bank for idea Find a location in your town/city that has good foot fall (e.g. over a bridge) Find someone to take photos Drop the banner Share the photos
PAINT THE STREETS
EXAMPLE SIGNS Forests are friends not fuel Cut carbon not forests Axe Drax Love Trees #AxeDrax Don't feed Draxular
Phone Banking
This action was planned a few times through the summer of 2020, this is a summary of the information that was prepared. BE KIND People taking part in remote actions are asked to treat the people on the phone or over email and social media with respect. Please do not...
RETIRED GP FACES IMPRISONMENT FOR ALLEGEDLY OBSTRUCTING TRAIN TO TREE-BURNING POWER STATION DRAX
Summary: Trial 11-13th July, demo outside 10am each day at Leeds Crown Court, 1 Oxford Row, LS1 3BG Contact: axedrax@pm.me
CAMPAIGNERS FACING PRISON FOR STANDING UP TO TREE BURNING GIANT DRAX
2 people have been charged in the last week for obstructing the Drax train in November and December last year; One person is charged with offences that have a maximum sentence of life in prison; The first court appearance is today, at 10am. There will be a demonstration outside York Magistrates’ Court from 9:45am.
YOUNG ACTIVIST SCALES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND COVERS IN ORANGE PAINT CALLING FOR AN END TO TREE BURNING SUBSIDIES
Axe Drax member doused the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in bright orange paint. The group is calling for an end to BEIS giving renewable subsidies to Drax Group on the day of their AGM. Protests planned around the country to tell the UK Government to Stop Burning Trees