Environmentalists slam use of US wood pellets for bioenergy in new report
In the UK, environmentalists have released a report alleging that “Global demand for wood pellets to burn for biomass energy – primarily in the UK and Europe – is devastating forests in the Southeast United States,” and cite what they describe as “damaging logging practices used by Enviva” in the report, which can be downloaded here.
The report states that in December 2021, “investigators tracked logging trucks carrying wood chips from the town of Edenton and delivering those chips to Enviva’s Ahoskie, North Carolina facility. Investigators witnessed hardwood trees, including what they believe to be hickory trees, being chipped on site before going to Enviva’s facility.” The authors question the practice of chipping-in-field as problematic for ensuring chain-of-custody and that biomass is harvest from sustainable, rather than controversial sources such as biodiversity hotspots.
Category: Fuels
