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Carbon impacts of biomass consumed in the EU: Quantitative assessment

Author: Robert Matthews, Nigel Mortimer, Jan Peter Lesschen, Tomi J Lindroos, Laura Sokka, Allison Morris, PaulHenshall, Charlotte Hatto, Onesmus Mwabonje, Jeremy Rix, Ewan Mackie and Marc Sayce

Date: 2018

Location: Array

Language: English

Type of resource: Research institution report

Topics: Carbon accounting

Report from the experts who advised the European Commission, outlining that the sustainability criteria in the new EU renewable energy directive are grossly inadequate and that EU Member States will need to implement measures at national level to ensure that bioenergy delivers GHG savings over fossil fuels.

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Organization: Forest Research