EMEA > EU biomass policy threatens to create ‘carbon bomb’ of tree felling

EU biomass policy threatens to create ‘carbon bomb’ of tree felling

Published 16:33 on September 8, 2022  /  Last updated at 16:33 on September 8, 2022  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

The EU’s current biomass policy is causing a ‘carbon bomb in the heart of Europe’ warns an environmental group ahead of an upcoming revision of the policy, encouraging a high CO2 polluting power company to burn more wood and escape the clutches of mitigation in the bloc’s Emission Trading System (ETS).
The EU’s current biomass policy is causing a ‘carbon bomb in the heart of Europe’ warns an environmental group ahead of an upcoming revision of the policy, encouraging a high CO2 polluting power company to burn more wood and escape the clutches of mitigation in the bloc’s Emission Trading System (ETS).


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