Is biomass really more polluting than coal?

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New economic comparison of different renewables finds much of the biomass used in the UK could be producing higher emissions than coal, raising questions over the scale of its use in the energy system

The long-running debate over whether bioenergy is the right choice to supply a significant part of the UK's energy was today reignited with the launch of a new report from the Natural Resources Defence...

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