We are in the middle of a climate and biodiversity crisis. We need systemic changes, but the European Union has instead offered us another scam. They have found a new remarkably scamful way to make them look “green”, by burning forest biomass for energy and classifying it as renewable in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).

This is all being made worse as the EU classifies the burning of forest biomass as “zero emissions” in their targets, even though burning wood emits more CO2 per unit of energy than burning fossil fuels like coal or gas. Burning forest biomass is considered a renewable source of energy because ‘planted trees grow back’. However, forests are precious ecosystems, they cannot be re-planted. Also, these environmentally harmful planted trees do not grow back fast enough to meet the Paris agreement. 

Forest biomass must be taken out of RED. Join us in stopping this scam and demand REAL action and true renewables!