In the US South, #thinning is important to maintain healthy and productive pine #forests. 🌳 🌲
— Drax Group US (@DraxGroupUS) January 31, 2023
It increases future sawtimber yields, improves the forest's resilience to pests, disease and fire, and enhances wildlife habitat. 🌍 pic.twitter.com/SyRdObt43s
Our recent #biomass animation explores the #carbon cycle - what it is, what happens when there are too many carbon emissions and the opportunities for carbon removals. 🌳🍃 pic.twitter.com/HxWgAZBW7M
— Drax Group US (@DraxGroupUS) January 24, 2023
For working #forests to provide benefits to the climate, nature and local communities, they must be grown, managed, used and reforested. 🌲🌳
— Drax Group US (@DraxGroupUS) January 18, 2023
Our latest #biomass animation explains more - what working forests are, why they are important, and how they can be sustainably managed. pic.twitter.com/MIetpTExVs
Did you know that #thinning improves the overall health and vigour of working forests? By reducing the competition for resources, trees can grow bigger and stronger. 🌳 pic.twitter.com/fxwFhkYHl1
— Drax Group US (@DraxGroupUS) December 20, 2022
Drax commissioned Chmura – a trusted provider of economic data and analysis – to conduct a study exploring the economic and fiscal impact of Drax’s operations across the U.S. Southeast. 👥⚡️🌿
— Drax Group US (@DraxGroupUS) December 19, 2022
Learn more about the findings here: https://t.co/HySpi6Wk2W pic.twitter.com/4FtAo9bsz5
Our #biomass pellets are made from different types of #wood that can't be used by the lumber industry, including harvest residues and by-products from lumber mills. 🪵
— Drax Group Canada (@DraxGroupCanada) January 30, 2023
Joseph Aquino, Drax's Director of Sustainability for Canada explains more in this video. 📹 pic.twitter.com/u53DJFWqY7
We recently asked Joseph Aquino, our Director of Sustainability for Canada to answer some of our most frequently asked questions about #biomass. 🌿💬
— Drax Group Canada (@DraxGroupCanada) January 27, 2023
In this video, he explains how it can be #sustainable to ship biomass around the world. 📺👇
Learn more https://t.co/uT2M9yHvCw pic.twitter.com/TDJn7XviRb
How can burning #wood be sustainable? 🪵
— Drax Group Canada (@DraxGroupCanada) January 26, 2023
We source our #biomass from #forests that are constantly growing and absorbing CO2. So, when biomass is used to generate energy, the CO2 released has already been absorbed by the trees and will again be by growing forests. 🌳 pic.twitter.com/SLvHkpRitu
Sustainably managed working #forests can bring many benefits to the climate, nature and people.🌳🌲
— Drax Group Canada (@DraxGroupCanada) January 25, 2023
Our latest #biomass animation explains more.📺 pic.twitter.com/SRps0oZvTq
Of the 55 million hectares of #forest across British Columbia, less than half a percent is harvested each year, ensuring stable, #sustainable forests. But, there's still a need to manage against natural factors, like fire and disease. 🌲🌳 pic.twitter.com/VOhi6PtVIb
— Drax Group Canada (@DraxGroupCanada) January 19, 2023