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The reindeer are starving: The contribution of burning biomass to the impacts of pulp production in Sweden

Author: Skydda Skogen, EPN, Biofuelwatch

Date: 2025

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Language: English

Type of resource: Report

Topics: Pulp and Paper

Sweden produced around 12 million tonnes of pulp in 2022, accounting for over a quarter of Europe’s total pulp production and making it Europe’s largest producer. Bioenergy is Sweden’s largest energy source and accounts for almost a third of total energy supply. Almost 60% of final energy use in the industrial sector is bioenergy, and the pulp and paper industry accounts for much of this.

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Organization: Skydda Skogen, EPN, Biofuelwatch

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