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NGOs call for bioenergy to be removed from EU sustainable investment rules
Angeli Mehta, (May 30, 2021)

Green groups say the European Commission has listened to member-states rather than science in allowing biomass for energy. Angeli Mehta reports
EU urged to stop substituting biomass for coal as concerns over climate impact grow
Angeli Mehta, (Feb 3, 2020)

Conservationists warn the world’s forests may be under threat if EU continues to regard biomass as carbon-neutral while ramping up its renewable energy targets. Angeli Mehta reports
EU’s green deal one of few glimmers of hope amid disappointing COP25
Oliver Balch, (Dec 18, 2019)

In his monthly CSR Cheat Sheet column, Oliver Balch picks out some signs of progress amid the gloom of this month’s climate conference, including new corporate commitments and significant steps in the transport sector
Drax targets negative emissions with world’s first biomass CCS project
Angeli Mehta, (Feb 26, 2019)

Angeli Mehta reports on pilot bioenergy projects in North Yorkshire and in Japan, and concerns about whether they offer a climate solution at scale
Biomass a burning question for climate
Mark Hillsdon, (May 24, 2017)

Debate over the sustainability of bioenergy has flared up again on both sides of the Atlantic, with some saying it is worse for the climate than coal. Mark Hillsdon weighs the arguments
Report ignites debate over biomass as climate solution
Terry Slavin, (Mar 2, 2017)

A new report from Chatham House has reignited debate over biomass as a carbon-neutral form of energy

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