Increased use of biomass: recommendations for ensuring it is environmentally responsible and socially just

Biomass has always been an important source of energy, but whether it is a renewable source depends on many issues including how it is produced. As the EU renewable energy targets will give biomass use for energy purposes a significant boost, there is a need for an ambitious set of criteria guaranteeing that biomass is effectively contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases without leading to negative environmental and social impacts. If these criteria are decided upon in isolation without taking into account the need to further reduce our energy consumption and the competing future demands on land and resources, such criteria could have serious negative consequences.

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