U.K. Claim That Burning Biomass Is Clean Seen as `Flawed'
- Wood-to-power can emit more CO2 than coal, Chatham House says
- BEIS reiterates stance that burning biomass is carbon-neutral
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The U.K. government’s view of biomass as a carbon-neutral energy source is a “flawed assumption,” according to report from Chatham House.
The U.K. counts emissions from the supply chain that produces and delivers wood pellets or chips used in biomass power plants, but not when they’re burned to make electricity, the London-based research group said Thursday.