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Biomass Energy, Forests and Climate Library

Welcome to the Biomass Energy, Forests and Climate library. It has been brought together by the Forest, Climate and Biomass Action Network of the Environmental Paper Network. We want activists, communities, scholars – anyone who’s interested in forest biomass issues – to be able to find all the key resources in one place. So we’ve gathered together key resources that present case studies and explain the science behind biomass energy and its impacts on forests and climate.

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Tree canopy extent and height change in Europe, 2001–2021, quantified using Landsat data archive

The global demand for timber has increased since 2000 and it is expected to grow considerably in the next decades (FAO, 2022), in particular, driven by energy production (O’Brien and Bringezu, 2018). We suggest that European forests may experience an increase in the annual tree canopy removal area in the future caused by a concurrent increase in timber harvesting and natural disturbances

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Organization: Science Direct

Author: Svetlana Turubanova et.al

Date: 2023

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Type of resource: Academic article

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The Na’onal Strategic Project (PSN) of Food and Energy Development in Merauke Regency, South Papua Province: Viola’ng Human Rights and Worsening Environmental Crisis

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Organization: Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat

Author: Briefing Paper of Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat

Date: 2024

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Language: English

Type of resource: Briefing

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The hijackers of energy transition

Research by Trend Asia found that the establishment of energy plantations as a source of wood pellets for biomass co-firing in coal-fired power plants will lead to extensive deforestation. Biomass co-firing, promoted as a 'new' energy source, is still dominated by traditional players in the wood, palm oil, and coal industries—companies already notorious for their deforestation practices, such as APP Group, KORINDO GROUP, Barito Pacific (PT Barito Pacific Tbk) , Wilmar International, PT Jhonlin Group, and Sampoerna Kayoe.

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Organization: Trend Asia

Author: Yuyun Indradi, Dody Hidayat, Amalya Reza Oktaviani, Zakki Amali, Twina Pramesthi

Date: 2024

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Type of resource: Report

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Biochar Webinar

Passcode to access webinar: e&=N0K?Z

Accompanies this presentation: https://environmentalpaper.org/biomass-library/biochar-the-quick-and-dirty-way-to-get-cdr-carbon-offsets-while-wasting-wood-and-other-biomass/

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Organization: EPN's Biomass Action Network

Author: Almuth Ernsting and Philip Owen

Date: 2024

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Language: English

Type of resource: Webinar

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The Biomass Chain of Destruction

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Organization: Biofuelwatch

Author: Almuth Ernsting, Sophie Bastable & Oliver Munnion

Date: 2013

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Language: English

Type of resource: Report

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A climate and biodiversity loophole: Support for biomass power undermines Global Targets – a South Korea case

Contrary to the latest science, many climate pledges include burning forest biomass for energy as a mitigation option; this is a false solution with demonstrated negative consequences for the climate and biodiversity. Developed countries in particular heavily incentivize the use of biomass, sometimes on greater levels than genuine renewables, such as wind and solar, as exemplified in the case of South Korea.

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Organization: Solutions for Our Climate & EPN's BAN

Author: Hansae Song and Eleonora Fasan

Date: 2024

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Language: English

Type of resource: Report

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