Scientists slam EU's renewable energy directive for promoting wood as a 'renewable fuel'

Lee Bell
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EU Renewable Energy Directive could promote global deforestation and increase Europe's carbon emissions, researchers warn

Researchers have slammed a new renewable energy directive proposed by the European Union that promotes the use of wood as a "renewable fuel".  Against the advice of 800 scientists, the Renewable...

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