Drax CEO Will Gardiner, inset, and an engineer at the power plant near Selby. THE head of a UK and US sustainable energy company says 17,000 jobs would be supported by developing decarbonisation at its North Yorkshire plant. Drax CEO Will Gardiner has spoken out about the need for nations to stand together against climate change, after Joe Biden became the 46th US president and re-joined the Paris Agreement. Will, a US citizen, said the move had come at a crucial time to ensure global leadership and collaboration on climate change . As a UK-US sustainable energy company, with communities on both sides of the Atlantic, we at Drax are keenly aware of the need for thinking that transcends countries and borders.
Standing together against climate change - Drax CEO on what President Biden can bring to Net Zero
A shared 2050 climate commitment can drive collaboration and economic growth, says Will Gardiner, a US citizen and head of a business with strong US interests
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Earlier this month Devon Climate Emergency (DCE) launched the Interim Devon Carbon Plan consultation.
The carbon plan will lay out what every person, every business and every organisation in Devon must do to lower carbon emissions and to achieve net-zero. It also highlights the wider opportunities doing so presents.
The plan is evidence-led and considers the suggestions made by the public earlier this year.
Given what we all have had to endure in terms of lives and livelihoods lost this year, it’s understandable that the Climate Emergency has not been in the forefront of all our thoughts.