US EPA science panel deems biomass emissions not automatically carbon neutral

Published 17:11 on April 3, 2019  /  Last updated at 17:26 on April 3, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, US

The US EPA’s push to develop rulemaking that declares biomass from managed forests as carbon neutral could run up against the recommendations of the agency’s own science panel, according to a recent review.
The US EPA’s push to develop rulemaking that declares biomass from managed forests as carbon neutral could run up against the recommendations of the agency’s own science panel, according to a recent review.


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