Europe’s renewable energy directive poised to harm global forests
Searchinger, Timothy D.; Berginger, Tim; Holtsmark, Bjart; Kammen, Daniel M.; Lambin, Eric F.; Lucht, Wolfgang; Raven, Peter; Ypersele, Jean-Pascal van
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2018-09-12Metadata
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Searchinger, T. D., et al. (2018). "Europe’s renewable energy directive poised to harm global forests." Nature Communications 9(1): 3741. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06175-4Abstract
This comment raises concerns regarding the way in which a new European directive, aimed at reaching higher renewable energy targets, treats wood harvested directly for bioenergy use as a carbon-free fuel. The result could consume quantities of wood equal to all Europe’s wood harvests, greatly increase carbon in the air for decades, and set a dangerous global example.