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Quemar árboles para generar energía no es solución para el cambio climático

Tanto la biomasa como los combustibles fósiles liberan dióxido de carbono al quemarse, y las temperaturas globales están aumentando debido a ello. Esta nota informativa explica por qué el uso de la madera para producir...

14/10/2016

Reports

A new sustainable bioenergy policy

The European Commission has announced that it will propose a new and improved bioenergy sustainability policy for the use of biomass in heating, electricity and transport as part of its Climate and Energy Package for 2030.

This...

05/09/2016

Reports

A comparison of national sustainability schemes for solid biomass in the EU

There are no harmonised sustainability criteria for bioenergy or the sourcing of biomass across the European Union (EU). EU Member States have therefore largely relied on domestic Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) rules to guide...

26/07/2016

Up In Flames: How biomass burning wrecks Europe’s forests

This new report by Fred Pearce for Fern shows that Europe’s forests are being invaded in the name of green energy. The report focuses on a number of forests in Europe and the US, that are under threat by this push for bioenergy,...

03/06/2016

EU must come to its senses on biomass policies

Policy-makers must take heed of mounting opposition to the European Union’s disastrous use of wood to generate bioenergy.

Today scientists, NGOs and industry figures gather with EU policy makers for a conference discussing the...

16/05/2016

Dutch struggle over biomass is heating up

Since last year, the Dutch government has come under fire over its climate and energy policy. The main issue: a total phase out of coal and biomass co-firing.

In June 2015, a Dutch court ordered the state to reduce CO2 emissions...

08/03/2016