US EPA deems biomass carbon neutral even as internal review undecided

Published 23:55 on April 23, 2018  /  Last updated at 12:21 on April 24, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, US

The US EPA will begin treating CO2 emissions stemming from biomass combustion as carbon neutral, despite the agency’s own Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) having not settled on the issue.
The US EPA will begin treating CO2 emissions stemming from biomass combustion as carbon neutral, despite the agency’s own Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) having not settled on the issue.


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