Re:Europe Is Sacrificing Its Ancient Forests for Energy
by ZeroGravitas on Thursday September 08, 2022 @12:45PM
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It seems remarkably hard to get clear information on this.
People using vague terms like 'biomass' doesn't help. Food waste vs old growth forest are two very different thingns.
I kind of thought the proposed changes (don't cut down trees just for pellets, but it's okay to make pellets from the bits left over after making some planks of wood) had already passed. Have they just been talking about this since 2018? I couldn't find what they'd changed at that point (which apparently was the last vote).
There's also a parallel problem of old growth forests being cut down to be turned into planks or IKEA furniture. Which I think is already supposed to not be happening, but some companies might be cheating the rules. So better enforcement by government/corporate buyers seems worthwile even if this vote passes the amendments.
People using vague terms like 'biomass' doesn't help. Food waste vs old growth forest are two very different thingns.
I kind of thought the proposed changes (don't cut down trees just for pellets, but it's okay to make pellets from the bits left over after making some planks of wood) had already passed. Have they just been talking about this since 2018? I couldn't find what they'd changed at that point (which apparently was the last vote).
There's also a parallel problem of old growth forests being cut down to be turned into planks or IKEA furniture. Which I think is already supposed to not be happening, but some companies might be cheating the rules. So better enforcement by government/corporate buyers seems worthwile even if this vote passes the amendments.