EU’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Policy Of Burning Forests For Fuel Spews 28% More CO2 Emissions Than Burning Coal
By Kenneth Richard on 2. May 2022
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“Burning woody biomass increases atmospheric CO2 levels for decades. Burning forest biomass for power generation emits more CO2 per-unit of final energy than burning fossil fuels, including coal.” – Bloomer et al., 2022
It is scientifically well known that (a) “the carbon emission from wood fuel is bigger by half than that from coal, twice that from oil and three times that from gas, for the same energy released,” and that it is (b) a “misleading concept” to characterize burning biomass for fuel as “carbon neutral” (Leturcq, 2020).
“‘Carbon neutrality’ refers to the supposition that, in sustainably managed forest-wood chains, the biogenic CO2 emissions coming from combustion or decomposition of wood are fully compensated, at all times, by the capture of atmospheric CO2 for tree growth. This supposition is unfounded in general, holding true only in static conditions, which are seldom met in practice. Furthermore, an additional harvesting implies a change in the forest carbon stock, thereby transiently suppressing this neutrality if it previously prevailed. Thus, ‘carbon neutrality’ is now widely recognized as a misleading concept.”
https://notrickszone.com/2022/05/02/eus-carbon-neutral-policy-of-burning-forests-for-fuel-spews-28-more-co2-emissions-than-burning-coal/
