Are the UK 'biomass sustainability standards' legitimising forest destruction?

The Ecologist
Aug 17, 2016, 12:57 pm270 pts
This month wood pellet mills in the southern US that supply the UK's Drax power station were awarded 'sustainability' certificates under a voluntary scheme governed entirely by energy companies. The certificates provide no credible guarantee that the fuel does not come from ecologically valuable natural forests…

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