Burning forests for energy instead of Russian gas?

The bioenergy and forestry industries & their allies are pushing this ludicrous idea, invoking the war in Ukraine to stop initiatives aimed at restoring forests’ health.

A thread. First, an example from the Austrian biomass lobby. Shameless opportunism at its best.

“Energy from wood provides a sustainable energy supply without dependency.” 2/

.@GreenpeaceEU & @greenpeace_de just published an important report showing the carbon absorption potential of EU forests, if they were to be managed differently.

Here's a short thread on its main findings and their implications: First, the bad news: forests are being logged very intensively. 77% of annual EU forest growth is harvested, and forest harvesting rates rose approximately 20% between 2000 and 2018.