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Around 18 percent of all EU biomass is made by burning wood from primary forests (Photo: Basil & Tracy Brooks)

NGOs: Leaked EU biomass reform is 'denial of science'

Environmentalists on Thursday (17 June) called on the European Commission to remove forest biomass from a key climate-focus law, arguing that an updated proposal leaked this week shows a "clear denial of science" and "dangerous greenwashing".

So far, over 200,000 citizens have supported the call to remove such activity from the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).

The RED, currently und...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Around 18 percent of all EU biomass is made by burning wood from primary forests (Photo: Basil & Tracy Brooks)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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