“More emissions than coal:” Pressure mounts on Australia to rule out forest biomass
18 Aug 2022
PRESSURE is mounting on the Australian government to rule out the use of native forest biomass for renewable energy generation – particularly as a replacement for coal in ageing coal generators – with one green group arguing that it “fails even the most basic common sense test.”
The thorny subject of woody biomass is back on the Australian political agenda in debate over the finer details of Labor’s landmark Climate Change Bill, with green groups singling it out as a key threat to the credibility of the newly boosted emissions reduction target.
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