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Why Wood Pellets Are NOT a Green Energy Source
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Scarce resources are causing problems around the world. Along Egypt's lifeline, the Nile, water scarcity could even end in war: ▶️ • Why Egypt's lifeline is drying up | N... • Biomass makes up roughly 60% of the EU’s renewable energy, supported by large subsidies worth €13bn in 2020. Demand is growing – this year the EU is expected to burn 24 million tons of wood pellets. But there’s one major problem: burning wood is far from green. • How does biomass damage the planet? Where do the EU’s wood pellets come from? How might this energy source threaten our ancient protected forests? Why are even US forests threatened? And have recent warning calls at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh/Egypt been heard? Join Eva as she investigates Europe’s little-known pellet problem. • Join us again in two weeks for another environmental story. In the meantime, like and subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode! • #terramatters #terramater • ➡️ If you want to learn more about the work of the NGO Agent Green, follow the links: / @agentgreenromania , https://www.agentgreen.ro/ • 🔗 SOURCES: • Graphic Sources: • [1] TC 02:08-02:15 • Official Journal of the European Union • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conte... • [2] TC 02:16-02:19 • 2022 Report on the achievement of the 2020 renewable energy targets • https://energy.ec.europa.eu/2022-repo... • [3] TC 02:34-02:41 • EU limits subsidies for burning trees under renewable energy directive • https://www.theguardian.com/environme... • [4] TC 02:42-02:46 • European Wood Pellet Consumption • https://biomassmagazine.com/uploads/p... • [5] TC 02:46-02:56 • WPAC promotes Canadian pellets in Italy • https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.c... • [6] TC 02:57-03:02 • Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, • website 2022 • https://www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/EN/FAQ/... • [7] TC 03:03-03:09 • United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agriculture Service: EU Wood Pellet Annual • https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/... • [8] TC 03:10-03:14 • Bioenergy Europe's 2022 Pellets Report • https://bioenergyeurope.org/article/3... • [9] TC 06:17-06:44 • Woody Biomass for Power and Heat, Chatham House 2017 • https://www.chathamhouse.org/2017/02/... • In-Video Quotes: • TC 00:01, 00:04 • Energy expert Tom Kloza warns diesel prices could go haywire over the next 100 days, CNBC Television • • Energy expert Tom Kloza warns diesel ... • TC 00:02 • Calls for government to intervene in energy crisis, 9 News Australia • • Calls for government to intervene in ... • TC 00:03 • Cost of living crisis: Why are energy bills going up so much?, Sky News • • Cost of living crisis: Why are energy... • TC 00:05 • Sky high energy bills: Will it get worse?, Sky News • • Sky high energy bills: Will it get wo... • TC 00:10 • UK energy crisis: Plan for three-hour power blackouts unveiled, Sky News • • UK energy crisis: Plan for three-hour... • TC 00:16 • Russian Navy ships seen in the vicinity of Nord Stream pipeline leaks, CNN • • Russian Navy ships seen in the vicini... • TC 00:23 • EU Ministers Call for Emergency Energy Measures, Bloomberg Markets and Finance • • EU Ministers Call for Emergency Energ... • TC 00:27 • Chevron CEO: 'Painful' energy crisis could push Europe into recession, CNN • • Chevron CEO: 'Painful' energy crisis ... • TC 00:50-00:52 • Investigation into habitat degradation in Făgăraș, Domogled, Maramureș and Frumoasa Natura 2000 sites. Agent Green, ClientEarth, EuroNatur – 2022. • https://www.saveparadiseforests.eu/wp... • TC 01:31, 09:11 • Ursula Von der Leyen, World Economic Forum 2020 • TC 01:51 • António Guterres, Opening Speech COP27, 2022 • TC 03:24 • Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire Definitions, European Commission • https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/timbe... • TC 03:35 • Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire Definitions, European Commission • https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/timbe... • TC 05:27-05:46 • CBS Mornings • • Wood pellets may not actually be gree... • TC 05:47-05:50 • Global markets for biomass energy are devastating US forests, Natural Resources Defense Council 2022 • https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/fi... • TC 07:56-07:58 • Dutch government rules out new subsidies for burning wood for energy, biofuelwatch 2022 • https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2022/... • TC 08:01-08:09 • Antti Kurvinen on Twitter • / 1527268908788596742 • TC 08:10-08:15 • Amendment A9-0208/2022 • https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/... • TC 08:46 • Al Gore, Opening Speech COP27, 2022
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