Carbon Loophole: Why Is Wood Burning Counted as Green Energy?

Yale e360
Dec 19, 2017, 6:00 am396 pts
A loophole in carbon-accounting rules is spurring a boom in burning wood pellets in European power plants. The result has been a surge in logging, particularly in the U.S. South, and new doubts about whether Europe can meet its commitments under the Paris accord. Read more on E360 →

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