MongabayForest 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.
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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 […]