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Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds | Energy | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/burning-wood-power-worse-climate-than-gas-new-report #Climate #Energy #Biomass #CO2

Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds

Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source

The Guardian

Richard R Lee 2d ago

Duh! #StopBurningShit - #DeathByCarbon. #BioFuels - #BioMass.
#CarbonGrifters - #Drax. #GriftersGonnaGrift.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/burning-wood-power-worse-climate-than-gas-new-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Forest Ecosystems 2d ago

Satellite mapping tracks eucalyptus age and biomass across China with 10-meter precision, revealing 77% of plantations are under 4 years old. This young forest profile indicates intensive short-rotation harvesting, guiding sustainable timber management and carbon accounting.🌲
#forest #carbon #biomass
@Forestecosystems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2197562026000187

NIOO-KNAW Apr 10

New publication: #Insect #herbivores reduce #plant #biomass loss and enhance plant #recovery in response to extreme #drought.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70329

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 31

The dark side of an Italian energy giant’s green jet fuel promise https://www.politico.eu/article/seeds-of-doubt-the-dark-side-of-enis-green-jet-fuel-promise/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Greenhousegasemissions #Sustainableagriculture #SustainableAviation #AgricultureandFood #EnergyandClimateUK #Alternativefuels #EnergyandClimate #Renewableenergy #BrusselsDecoded #Energysecurity #Sustainability #Sustainability #Foodsecurity #Rawmaterials #Supplychains #Biomass

Seeds of doubt: The dark side of an Italian energy giant’s green jet fuel promise

Italian state-owned oil giant Eni presents its Kenyan biofuel project as a model for sustainable air travel. Many small farmers say it’s failed them.

POLITICO

Euan Mason Mar 26

Still huge errors in remotely-sensed estimates of #forest #biomass, according to a Swedish study. #SLU #climateChange https://www.slu.se/en/news/2026/03/stor-felmarginal-i-globala-skogsanalyser/

Still huge errors in remote sensing assessments of global forests | slu.se

Methods for assessing forest biomass using spaceborne data are improving, but they are still far from truly reliable. That is the conclusion of a new study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

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Richard R Lee Mar 22

#DeathByCarbon. #StopBurningShit. #UKAir.

#CarbonGrifters - #GriftersGonnaGrift - #BioFuels & #BioMass.

@climatenewsnow

Pete the Gopher Keeper Mar 19

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/

Mongabay Mar 14

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

Forest advocates accuse EU energy firm of Dutch biomass certification fraud

For years, a battle has raged between EU nations that claim their forest biomass certification policies safeguard against deforestation, promote sustainability and enable carbon-emissions reductions, even as forest advocates have argued that those policies fail to combat climate change, are badly flawed or outright fraudulent. EU policymakers remain entrenched today, defending their certification schemes as […]

Conservation news

Journal of Plant Ecology Mar 13

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.

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