Europe’s renewable energy directive poised to harm global forests

This comment raises concerns regarding the way in which a new European directive, aimed at reaching higher renewable energy targets, treats wood harvested directly for bioenergy use as a carbon-free fuel. The result could consume quantities of wood equal to all Europe’s wood harvests, greatly increa...

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Autores principales: Searchinger, Timothy D., Beringer, Tim, Holtsmark, Bjart, Kammen, Daniel M., Lambin, Eric F., Lucht, Wolfgang, Raven, Peter, van Ypersele, Jean-Pascal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6135810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30209361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06175-4
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Sumario:This comment raises concerns regarding the way in which a new European directive, aimed at reaching higher renewable energy targets, treats wood harvested directly for bioenergy use as a carbon-free fuel. The result could consume quantities of wood equal to all Europe’s wood harvests, greatly increase carbon in the air for decades, and set a dangerous global example.

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