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Bioenergy explained...
Bioenergy already accounts for around 60% of all the renewable energy in Europe. And as the world begins to phase out coal power, some countries see biomass as its successor fuel – but is burning trees and plant matter really a renewable and low carbon energy source? With some support from the European Climate Foundation, ELCI hosts this hub to provide a definitive perspective on bioenergy – the science, the policy, and the big picture for the planet.
Forest bioenergy – key research
A regularly updated list of academic papers, links to think tank reports and other useful material on forest bioenergy.
The Problem of Bioenergy in the EU
ELCI is very concerned about the increasing threat posed by industrial scale bioenergy to both climate and to forests. We’re working with hundreds of concerned scientists and NGOs across the EU and also in the UK and North America to highlight concerns.
Will bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS) work?
Ember's Phil Macdonald explains his report on BECCS at Drax. Will a future BECCS plant be eye-wateringly expensive and actually make our climate worse?
The climate impact of burning wood for energy
Burning wood for power and heat has climate impacts, as the plant growth needed to offset emissions grows too slowly - and huge carbon stores are lost in combustion.
Edward Robinson revisits the controversial 2015 study - examining a 2018 summary document that restates its findings.
The survival of Europe’s most valuable – and threatened – wildlife and habitats depends on Natura 2000. By Siim Kuresoo of the Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF).
Reversing damaging incentives to burn wood for heat and power is crucial if the EU wants to remain a leader on climate and biodiversity, argue Annika Lund Gade and Peter de Jong.
As the EU reviews the renewable status of biomass in EU law, a new campaign launches to counter the lobbying of the forestry industry and close the gap between science and policy. Sign up here.
Over 500 scientists sign a letter to President Biden, President von der Leyen, President Michel, Prime Minister Suga, and President Moon, warning of the dangers in burning trees for power.
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Bioenergy doesn’t make economic or environmental sense
