The EU Commission has adopted a report on sustainability requirements for the use of solid biomass and biogas in electricity, heating and cooling. Read more...

The carbon economy is “a transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to where the externality associated with the burning of fossil fuels is explicitly recognized” says John Perez-Garcia, Professor at the College of Forest Resources, University of Washington. Read more...

With the UN Climate Change Conference coming up in Copenhagen Dec 7 - 18, it's not surprising that climate change and carbon are hot topics. Opinions about the CO2 threat and how to manage it vary widely across the spectrum.

Here's our review of some points of view on this controversial issue:

• Study says alterrnative energy can never replace fossil fuels
• New documentary profiles global carbon markets worth billions
• The carbon economy: rules of the game for forest owners
• Environmental groups wary of carbon market

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WITH VIDEO  One of the key themes to emerge from the the International Conference on Woody Biomass Utilization was the critical role that policy will play in determining the future of the biomass and bioenergy industry. Read more...