99 RESULTS
Technical analysis of the French forestry sector that concludes that however they are managed, the carbon balance of using forests for energy would not break even until 2060-2080 at the earliest.
Review of the evidence about carbon impacts of biomass energy. It concludes that the experience with bioenergy production and the pressure it places on land, water, biodiversity, and other natural resources has raised questions about its merits. Bioenergy must be evaluated by addressing both the stocks and flows of the carbon cycle.
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.
Analysis of land-use changes to tackle emissions. It concludes that carbon removed from the atmosphere through BECCS could easily be offset by losses due to land-use change. If BECCS involves replacing high-carbon content ecosystems with crops, then forest-based mitigation could be more efficient for atmospheric CO2 removal than BECCS.
Negative impacts of the woody biomass industry on habitats and wildlife in the South Eastern United States.
Position statement laying out the dangers of forest biomass.
Legal document outlining why forest biomass should not be considered a renewable fuel.
Analysis challenging some of the assumptions that have been used in calculating emissions from the US bioenergy and wood pellet manufacturing sectors.
Highlights the inadequacy of safeguards in relation to forestry in the new European renewable energy directive.
Review that identifies how bioenergy is not carbon neutral but is a contributor to GHG emissions and highlights the importance of preventing deforestation.
Analysis of the results of a project looking at the carbon impacts of biomass which reach the conclusion that bioenergy, and forest bioenergy in particular, can be a potential contributor to increased GHG emissions unless there is a very strong policy framework that ensures effective management.
Analysis of the climate impact of replacing wood for coal in power generation, which suggests that biofuels are not carbon neutral and would increase atmospheric CO2 and worsen irreversible impacts of climate change.
A peer-reviewed paper setting out the arguments made in the 2018 letter to MEPs from nearly 800 scientists.
A peer-reviewed paper setting out a methodology for assessing the climate impacts of using land for biofuel production (amongst other things).
A land-based proposal to meet the 1.5⁰C target.
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