Assessing the wood sourcing practices of the U.S. industrial wood pellet industry supplying European energy demand

Assessing the wood sourcing practices of the U.S. industrial wood pellet industry supplying European energy demand

Abstract Background As the demand for wood pellets has increased in EU member states, so has a multi-pronged examination of the environmental effects of establishing a transatlantic trade in wood pellets between the U.S. and Europe. However, the nature of industrial wood pellet supply chains is poor...

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Main Authors: Brian Kittler, Inge Stupak, C. Tattersall Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Energy, Sustainability and Society
Subjects:
Bioenergy
Biomass
Sustainability standards
Forest certification
Wood pellets
International trade
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13705-020-00255-4

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