Greenpeace accuses Treasury of distorting its stance on biomass burning

Greenpeace said its statement about bioenergy with carbon capture and storage cited by officials was used out of context. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters

Greenpeace has accused the government of misrepresenting its stance on burning trees for electricity, giving a minister the impression of public support for the highly controversial practice in meetings with the power company Drax.

Greenpeace is firmly opposed to most forms of biomass burning for power generation, and suspicious of claims that the resulting carbon dioxide can be captured.