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Decarbonisation in Chile: From Coal to Biomass – A false Solution

Author: Biofuelwatch & Sustainable Chile

Date: 2022

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Language: English

Type of resource: Report

Topics: Global South

Engie Coal to Biomass Power Plant Conversion Project in Mejillones, Chile expose the worrisome trend of converting coal-fired thermoelectric plants to biomass burning, destroying huge areas of forest that capture CO2 and generating additional emissions in feedstock transportation.

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Organization: Biofuelwatch

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