Just saw this today .
http://www.paneuropeannetworks.com/energy/report-wood-energy-a-disaster-for-climate-change/
According to a new study, the use of wood pellets to generate low-carbon electricity is a flawed policy that is speeding up, not slowing down, climate warming.
The study, conducted by the international affairs think tank Chatham House, suggests that wood is not carbon neutral and the emissions from pellets are higher than those of coal.
The reported added that subsidies for biomass should be immediately reviewed.
Energy from trees has become a critical part of the renewable supply in many countries.
While much discussion has focused on wind and solar power, across Europe the biggest source of green energy is biomass.
EU governments, under pressure to meet carbon-cutting targets, have been encouraging electricity producers to use more of this form of energy by providing substantial subsidies for biomass burning.
However this new assessment suggests that this policy is deeply flawed when it comes to cutting CO2.
Duncan Brack, the independent environmental policy analyst who wrote the report, said: "The fact that forests have grown over the previous 20 or 100 years means they are storing large amounts of carbon, you can't pretend it doesn't make an impact on the atmosphere if you cut them down and burn them.
"You could fix them in wood products or in furniture or you could burn them, but the impact on the climate is very different."
David Carr, general counsel of the Southern Environmental Law Centre (SELC) in the US, added: "This report confirms once again that cutting down trees and burning them as wood pellets in power plants is a disaster for climate policy, not a solution."