A Biomass Action Network webinar to debunk the biomass industry myth that burning forest biomass for bioenergy reduces the risk of wildfires. The biomass industry is using this narrative to justify its expansion, when the reality is that burning biomass is driving the climate crisis that exacerbates the intensity and frequency of wildfires around the world.
The panel includes speakers from fire prone regions in Chile, Portugal and California:
Robinson Torres - professor of sociology at the University of Concepción in Chile
Paulo Pimento do Castro - forestry engineer and president of the NGOs Acréscimo and IRIS, and co-author of the book "Portugal in Flames: How to rescue the forests."
Gary Hughes - a campaigner from Biofuelwatch based in California and currently active on the campaign to stop 2 new pellet mills by GSNR.
Organization: EPN