Matthias 🌱 🌿 🍃 on Nostr: "In its Renewable Energy Directive, the EU classified biomass as a renewable energy ...

"In its Renewable Energy Directive, the EU classified biomass as a renewable energy source - on par with wind and solar power. As a result, the directive prompted state governments to incentivize energy providers to burn biomass instead of coal - and drove up demand for wood.
So much so that the American South emerged as Europe’s primary source of biomass imports."

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/07/us/american-south-biomass-energy-invs/

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