TY - JOUR
T1 - Europe’s renewable energy directive poised to harm global forests
AU - Searchinger, Timothy D.
AU - Beringer, Tim
AU - Holtsmark, Bjart
AU - Kammen, Daniel M.
AU - Lambin, Eric F.
AU - Lucht, Wolfgang
AU - Raven, Peter
AU - van Ypersele, Jean Pascal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, The Author(s).
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-018-06175-4
DO - 10.1038/s41467-018-06175-4
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 30209361
AN - SCOPUS:85053285527
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 9
JO - Nature communications
JF - Nature communications
IS - 1
M1 - 3741
ER -