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Wood
Environmental lunacy(奇妙な状況) in Europe
Our Discussion
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Do you
interest in environmental problems, especially global warming?
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Do you think
wood is the fuel of the future and if so, how to promote it?
The Economist often pick up environmental
issues. International society especially EU still has an interest on them. First
I want ask you your interest. Secondary, I’d like to share how to facilitate
renewable energies including wood based on this argument.
The Economist argument
1.
What is the most important source of
renewable energy in Europe?
Wood. It accounts for about half of Europe’s renewable-energy
consumption.
2.
Wood = renewable?
Yes. Wood can be carbon-neutral. Although
whether it actually turns out to be is different matter, once EU decided to
call it renewable, its usage soared. In the electricity sector, wood has various
advantages (such as “co-firing”) compared to solar and wind.
3.
Money grows on trees
In the sake of public subsidies
backed by alliance (greens, utilities, governments), a new sort of energy
business is created and European demand will rise. Most timber consumed in EU comes from imports. A new
wood-exporting business in western Canada, the America south is booming. As a
result, prices are going high and are putting pressure on companies that use
wood as an input.
4.
Subsidising biomass energy = efficient way?
No. Wood
produces carbon twice over in the process of making pellets and shipping.
This decreased the amount of carbon saved by switching to wood. The original
idea (wood=carbon-neutral) is oversimplified. In reality it depends on types of
forest, trees, usage, and terms of use of the forest. EU subsidiary probably
does not reduce carbon emissions and does not encourage new technologies.
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