The belief that burning biomass is carbon neutral is based upon several misconceptions and incomplete analysis. Simply stated this assumption is based on the following logic. Burning plant material releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but an equal amount of carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere when a new plant grows to replace it. This assumption is incorrect – as explained by Prof. William Moomaw, Tufts University, IPCC author for 19 years on five reports.
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