as renewable energy. the co2 emissions created by burning wood don't have to be counted in the uk. the important point is that our c02 isn't fossil fuels, it comes from forests which are naturally replenishing themselves. and by enhanced management as the trees are cut, new ones are planted, new trees grow and take the c02 out of the sky. so trees are replanted, and they should soak up the carbon emissions from the wood—burning. but there's a big issue with the timing. drax is burning wood now, and the new trees take decades to grow and recapture that carbon, and that could be too late for the planet. this is being touted as a climate solution. burning wood, drax says, is good for the environment. that's just not true,