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> Nearly 40% of Europe’s so-called renewable energy is currently obtained by combusting wood, much of it coming from forests in the US. No citation given since
by locallost 4y ago
> Nearly 40% of Europe’s so-called renewable energy is currently obtained by combusting wood, much of it coming from forests in the US.
No citation given since the claim is ludicrous.
- alecco 4y agoI don't have a citation but the wood pellet industry even brags about it. First results on a simple search: http://www.woodpellets.com/blog/2014/12/01/where-are-the-wood-pellets-going-a-look-at-global-biomass-exports/ http://www.woodpellets.com/blog/2014/12/01/where-are-the-woo... https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/16371/report-eu-demand-for-wood-pellets-continues-to-grow https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/16371/report-eu-demand-...
- yorwba 4y agoMore recent (as in, published September 14, 2022) article from Biomass Magazine https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/19339/eu-vote-allows-biomass-to-continue-to-help-meet-red-goals https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/19339/eu-vote-allows-bi... ... USIPA said in a statement. “Primary woody biomass provides 20 percent of the EU’s renewable energy ... Also: “This new measure will make bioenergy from primary woody biomass the only renewable source not eligible for support, creating an uneven playing field with other solutions, and this is not acceptable,” [Bioenergy Europe] said in a statement.