650+ Scientists Urge Stop to Burning Trees for Energy

More than 650 scientists have signed a letter to world leaders asking them to stop burning trees to make energy as the 15th Meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD CoP15) begins this week.

While scientists have rallied to highlight the detrimental impacts of biomass energy in the past, they’ve typically focused on its horrific climate impacts. Indeed, bioenergy worsens climate change, emitting as much CO2 at the smokestack as coal.

https://www.nrdc.org/experts/elly-pepper/650-scientists-urge-stop-burning-trees-energy

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