Forests as Energy & Fuel
Inadequacy (Lunacy) of current international forest carbon accounting methodology
This is a overview of some of the flaws in current forest carbon accounting, especially as it relates to burning forests for energy as a (false) climate change solution
National Position Statement Against Forest Bioenergy
The combustion of native forest biomass for energy production at the industrial scale poses serious threat to the climate, and to Australia’s unique forests and forest dependent species. It also hinders the capacity of nature to remove carbon from the atmosphere and the deployment of genuinely clean, renewable energy technologies.
Burning native forest biomass is promoted by its advocates as …
Why Native Forest Logging And Clearing Must End And Forests Not Be Burnt For Energy
Why Native Forest Logging And Clearing Must End And Forests Not Be Burnt For Energy
The industrial logging of native forests and woodlands and the use of forest biomass as a fossil fuel substitute is disastrous for climate and biodiversity.
1. A short National Position Statement
Proposal To End Industrial Logging Of Native Forests And …
Impacts Of Using Native Forest Biomass For Energy – Fact Sheet (AFCA 2018)
The combustion of native forest biomass for energy production at the industrial scale poses serious threat to the climate, and to Australia’s unique forests and forest dependent species. It also hinders the capacity of nature to remove carbon from the atmosphere and the deployment of genuinely clean, renewable energy technologies.
Burning native forest biomass is promoted by its advocates …
Why Burning Trees To Make Electricity May Not Be A Good Choice For The Environment
“While the Federal Government is under pressure to reduce carbon emissions to tackle climate change, NSW industry groups have been invited to further consider burning forest timber for electricity, also known as biomass.
Biomass has been declared a carbon-neutral renewable energy by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), but scientists and conservationists disagree on its worth.
There is a groundswell of …
Biofuel Energy, Ancestral Time and the Destruction of Borneo: An Ethical Perspective
This article concerns the destruction of the forests of Borneo, which, like those of other tropical regions, have and are being destroyed, their rich biodiversity and human cultures eroded, and the stored greenhouse gases in their biomass and soils released to the atmosphere, in order to generate short terms profits from global, including European, primary resource markets for tropical timber, …
Environmental Luncacy in Europe: With incentives like these, European firms are scouring the Earth for wood.
Wood: The fuel of the ‘Future’ ?
Tim Searchinger of Princeton University calculates that if whole trees are used to produce energy, as they sometimes are, they increase carbon emissions compared with coal …