Public Comment Against Burning Biomass as 'Clean Energy'

Woodwell Climate scientists warn against the use of the IRA's clean electricity tax credits to support biomass as a clean energy solution.

Action against forest biomass subsidies gains momentum at COP16

Forest advocates have long warned that burning forest biomass to make energy — touted as a climate solution by the forestry industry — releases ...

No, Burning Wood Fuels Is Not Climate-Friendly - NRDC

policies were first coming up, there appeared to be a genuine misunderstanding about the carbon impacts from biomass,” says Heather Hillaker, a ...

Debunking the Biomass Myth - Center for Biological Diversity

Like fossil fuels, biomass energy releases loads of planet-heating carbon dioxide and health-harming air pollution. But the biomass industry and its enablers ...

The Biomass Delusion - Environmental Paper Network

We, the undersigned organisations, believe that we must move beyond burning forest biomass to effectively address climate change. We call on governments, ...

[Press Release] Rush to Burn Wood for Energy Threatens ...

At the same time, the government's co-firing policy could increase woody biomass consumption up to 8,400%, which poses a huge threat to ...

The scientific case against burning forest biomass for energy

Bioenergy in the EU's energy mix · The Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII) · Why do scientists oppose most bioenergy burning? · Is burning wood for ...

Why Is Biomass Bad? 5 Reasons To Stop Importing Bioenergy

Burning biomass produces more carbon dioxide than fossil fuels. Even though biomass is sometimes considered one of several renewable energy ...

Scientists warn U.S. Congress against declaring biomass burning ...

Some 200 U.S. environmental scientists have sent a letter to congressional committee chairs urging they reject new rules proposed in April ...

New Study Debunks Carbon Neutrality of Forest Biomass - NRDC

WASHINGTON – A landmark new report shows that burning biomass for electricity will worsen climate change, rather than reduce carbon ...

Forest Biomass Energy is a False Solution

... on subsidies that take resources away from truly clean energy alternatives. Instead of promoting biomass energy that harms our climate, communities, and ...

Biomass Energy: Climate Solution or Potential Catastrophe?

Treating biomass as a carbon-neutral energy source will only drive further wood harvests and carbon emissions at a time when reforestation and decarbonization ...

What's So Green About Burning Trees? The False Promise of ...

In 2019, biomass constituted 60 percent of all renewable energy used in the European Union—following the organization's 2009 pledge to shift ...

Burning trees is not a clean energy option: climate advocates

... burning forest biomass to generate electricity ... Get the top headlines about the clean energy transition. Subscribe ...

Over 170 Groups Worldwide Stand Up Against Forest Biomass, a ...

The US must follow the science and instead invest in proven clean-energy sources. This is why we're calling on people to sign a petition urging ...

Biomass and the environment - U.S. Energy Information ... - EIA

... on a test plot for biomass production. Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Burning municipal solid waste or wood waste. Burning ...

Air Pollution from Biomass Energy - Partnership for Policy Integrity

Burning Wood Is Not Clean! Despite the frequent depiction of biomass as "clean" energy, data from air permit applications and real smokestack tests ...

500+ scientists tell EU to end tree burning for energy | WWF

To plug the gap, we must limit incentives under the Renewable Energy Directive to fast-decaying wastes and residues with no other uses. Because ...

Burning Biomass is Bad for Health and Worsens the Climate Crisis

Biomass Should Not Be Eligible for Clean Energy Subsidies ... Burning biomass is a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and should not be ...

Negative impacts of burning natural gas and biomass have ...

“Our findings show that while there are public health benefits from reducing coal emissions; gas, biomass, and wood are not clean or healthy ...