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Australian environment groups push to close loophole classifying native forest biomass as renewable

Published 09:29 on October 19, 2022  /  Last updated at 09:29 on October 19, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

Australian climate and environmental groups are pushing the government to ban native forest use in biomass power generation from the country’s Renewable Energy Target (RET), arguing the forests would be better used for sequestering carbon.
Australian climate and environmental groups are pushing the government to ban native forest use in biomass power generation from the country’s Renewable Energy Target (RET), arguing the forests would be better used for sequestering carbon.


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