- The European Parliament voted on Wednesday (14 September) to limit the amount of primary biomass that can be burned in power plants, raising concern among the bioenergy industry.
- On Wednesday, lawmakers passed amendments that will effectively cap the amount of woody biomass that can be counted as part of the EU’s renewable energy targets – a move hailed by forest campaigners as “a first step towards phasing out primary woody biomass”.
- The definition of ‘primary woody biomass’ still allows the burning of wood left over from roadside cuttings, or from forests affected by pests, as well as trees logged for fire prevention.
Forest activists hail EU move to cap biomass fuels, industry worried
