The treatment of biomass in EU policy is predicated on the overly simplistic and flawed idea that biomass can be a source of renewable energy that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions without harming forests. This report contains case studies which demonstrate the fundamental weaknesses which render existing sustainability criteria practically meaningless.
Read More (PDF)Unsustainable and Ineffective: Why EU Forest Biomass Standards won’t stop destruction
Author: Fern, Canopee, Biofuelwatch, ZERO, Estonian Fund for Nature, ClientEarth
Date: 2021
Location: Array
Language: English
Type of resource: Report
Topics: Policy