EU must review ETS accounting rules for biomass, scientists say

Published 15:49 on August 20, 2020  /  Last updated at 12:58 on September 1, 2021  /  EMEA, EU ETS

A European scientific association has called on the EU to factor in the full lifecycle of emissions from wood pellets under the ETS, a move that could drastically increase costs for biomass-burning utilities such as RWE, Uniper, and Vattenfall.
A European scientific association has called on the EU to factor in the full lifecycle of emissions from wood pellets under the ETS, a move that could drastically increase costs for biomass-burning utilities such as RWE, Uniper, and Vattenfall.


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