Burning wood is not ‘renewable energy,’ so why do policymakers pretend it is?

2 years ago by silence7 to c/podcasts

Justin Catanoso is no stranger to wood pellet plants, as he lives near four of them in the U.S. state of North Carolina, where biomass giant Enviva has several facilities. While that company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this year, it remains the single largest producer of wood pellets globally. This firm is one of […]

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TheOneCurly 80 points 2 years ago

It's renewable on the timeframe of tens of years as opposed to millions of years for crude oil. The carbon released from trees was sequestered not that long ago. It's still not clean to burn but it is distinct from fossil fuels in its origin and impact.

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