Title
WCS Canada Comments - Yukon Government's Promotion of Biomass Energy - January 2020
Author(s)
Don Reid and Hilary Cooke
Published
2020
Publisher
WCS Canada Comments
Abstract
We urge the Yukon government to reconsider its previous support and promotion of biomass energy as a suitable replacement for fossil fuels in the response to the climate crisis. We explain why burning wood cannot be considered as either carbon neutral or even "low-carbon" in terms of its emissions. We point out that emissions from burning wood for space heating need to be included in the government's annual accounting of emissions, and not overlooked as carbon neutral. We also point out some of the negative health consequences already experienced in Yukon as a result of wood burning.
Keywords
Yukon; energy; biomass; carbon; climate change
Full Citation
Don Reid and Hilary Cooke. 2020. WCS Canada Comments - Yukon Government's Promotion of Biomass Energy
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