Vattenfall is a Swedish energy company which, for many years, was amongst the EU’s top three CO2 emitters from burning fossil fuels. In 2018, the company adopted the motto “fossil free living within one generation” and since then, has started to slowly phase out coal burning. In order to do this however, the company has begun to burn ever increasing amounts of forest wood. Vattenfall burns forest wood in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands and has large expansion plans, especially in the Netherlands (Diemen) and Germany (Berlin). Vattenfall is also a trader in wood chips and wood pellets. Briefing originally from 2022, but updated in 2024
Read More (PDF)Organization: The Forests, Climate and Biomass Working Group