"...In 2009, the European Union (EU) pledged to curb greenhouse gas emissions, urging its member states to shift from fossil fuels to renewables. 
In its Renewable Energy Directive (RED), the EU classified biomass as a renewable energy source — on par with wind and solar power.
As a result, the directive prompted state governments to incentivize energy providers to burn biomass instead of coal — and drove up demand for wood.
...To say cutting down trees and burning them for power is a renewable energy source feels counterintuitive and, in reality, it is.
Burning wood is less efficient than burning coal and releases far more carbon into the atmosphere
Yet by burning wood, European power plants can reduce their carbon footprint — at least on paper...Read all!!!
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