environment, environmental concerns, europe, renewable energy, renewable energy directive, sustainability

Europe’s Renewable Energy Directive Set to Do More Harm Than Good

Europe’s decision to promote the use of wood as a “renewable fuel” will likely greatly increase Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions and cause severe harm to the world’s forests, according to a new comment paper published in Nature Communications. European officials agreed on final language for a renewable energy directive earlier this summer that will almost double Europe’s use ...

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