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Calls for wood biomass to be removed from EU Renewable Energy Directive

More than 110 environmental groups across the globe have signed a declaration demanding that bioenergy be excluded from the EU's next Renewable Energy Directive (RED). This is stated in a press release issued by biologicaldiversity.org. The RED will be renewed in 2020 and the EU’s consultations on the issue finished on the 10th of February, expecting a decision by the end of the year. Following the Paris agreement signed in December 2015, the RED will be responsible for meeting EU’s carbon emissions reductions targets. The EU already has two-thirds of energy classed as renewable, that include bioenergy, making it account for playing a major part in EU’s renewable energy strategy. "Burning wood for energy increases carbon pollution in the atmosphere for decades to centuries, published science shows. Indeed, so-called "biomass" is even more carbon-intensive than coal when... Continue reading →

Calls for wood biomass to be removed from EU Renewable Energy Directive

More than 110 environmental groups across the globe have signed a declaration demanding that bioenergy be excluded from the EU's next Renewable Energy Directive (RED). This is stated in a press release issued by biologicaldiversity.org. The RED will be renewed in 2020 and the EU’s consultations on the issue finished on the 10th of February, expecting a decision by the end of the year. Following the Paris agreement signed in December 2015, the RED will be responsible for meeting EU’s carbon emissions reductions targets. The EU already has two-thirds of energy classed as renewable, that include bioenergy, making it account for playing a major part in EU’s renewable energy strategy. "Burning wood for energy increases carbon pollution in the atmosphere for decades to centuries, published science shows. Indeed, so-called "biomass" is even more carbon-intensive than coal when... Continue reading →

April 19, 2016

Brazil: Australian red cedar replacing mahogany and cedar

Domestically grown Australian red cedar (Toona ciliate, one of Australia's few native deciduous trees) is gaining popularity in Brazil. This timber is also known as toon or toona (also applied to other members of the genus Toona), Australian red cedar, Burma cedar, Indian cedar, Moulmein cedar and Queensland red cedar. It is also sometimes called Indian mahogany. Australian red cedar grown in Brazil has started to replace high value native timbers such as Brazilian cedar (Cedrela fissilis) and mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). The domestic market for sawnwood of around 25 million cubic metres can readily absorb timber from plantation thinnings of red cedar which can be used for fine finish products in civil construction such as boards and batten panelling, doors, windows and furniture. Logs can also be used to produce decorative veneers. Australian red cedar harvested at 15 years... Continue reading →

Brazil: Australian red cedar replacing mahogany and cedar

Domestically grown Australian red cedar (Toona ciliate, one of Australia's few native deciduous trees) is gaining popularity in Brazil. This timber is also known as toon or toona (also applied to other members of the genus Toona), Australian red cedar, Burma cedar, Indian cedar, Moulmein cedar and Queensland red cedar. It is also sometimes called Indian mahogany. Australian red cedar grown in Brazil has started to replace high value native timbers such as Brazilian cedar (Cedrela fissilis) and mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). The domestic market for sawnwood of around 25 million cubic metres can readily absorb timber from plantation thinnings of red cedar which can be used for fine finish products in civil construction such as boards and batten panelling, doors, windows and furniture. Logs can also be used to produce decorative veneers. Australian red cedar harvested at 15 years... Continue reading →