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Forests and climate set to suffer under countries’ bioenergy reliance, warns coalition

Published 15:28 on June 8, 2026 / Last updated at 15:28 on June 8, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), International (UN Climate Talks), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Countries are relying too heavily on bioenergy to reduce carbon emissions in their national Paris Agreement pledges, which spells bad news for forests and climate as huge swathes of land are eaten up for growing biomass, according to environmental and social justice groups.
Countries are relying too heavily on bioenergy to reduce carbon emissions in their national Paris Agreement pledges, which spells bad news for forests and climate as huge swathes of land are eaten up for growing biomass, according to environmental and social justice groups.


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