Looking at the fuel types used to supply electric power to our region this morning, I see the picture is worse than normal. Not only do we have #fossilfuels supplying nearly everything, the highest percentage is #biomass. The problem here is that the mighty #draxpowerplant runs mainly on *imported* wood pellets which is largely imported from the USA by sea. So, now that we have a war/conflict, how will the disruption to shipping in general affect the UK's power capability. But hey, isn't it lucky we have gas to fall back on! 🤦‍♂️

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drax_Power_Station#Full_firing_with_biomass

https://bioenergyinternational.com/drax-receives-100th-biomass-cargo-dedicated-us-export-facility/

Forest advocacy groups are accusing RWE, one of the Netherlands’ largest energy providers, of contributing to Malaysian deforestation through alleged biomass certification fraud.

Research from Comite Schone Lucht and Biofuelwatch suggests RWE dodges certification rules by using wood pellets imported from Malaysia, sourced from whole trees rather than sawmill waste.

Story by Justin Catanoso for #Mongabay.
https://mongabay.cc/4VF3FM
#News #Deforestation #biomass

Tree planting had an overall minimal effect on soil fauna communities across multiple former ecosystem types at the global scale, but for a specific former ecosystem type (such as deserts), the impact on reforestation of former forested sites and former non-forested lands may vary.

#Afforestation | #Reforestation | #Abundance | #Biomass | #Diversity | #Meta_analysis

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf147