European Nations Set To Wipe Out Forests To Cheat On CO2 Emissions

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It looks like greenwash.  European nations publicly keen to boost their climate credentials by switching to “green” biomass are accused of working behind the scenes to expunge their carbon emissions from burning wood in power stations from national emissions statistics. Under international climate treaties such as the Paris Agreement, burning biomass like wood is defined as […]

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May 24, 2017 at 06:28AM