“Green Paradox”: subsidising biomass to destroy biodiversity
Published in ECO, 22 October 2024 by Souparna Lahiri Indonesia, under their Just Energy Transition Plan (JETP) proposes and has already initiated transforming coal power plants (CPPs) to co-firing with biomass comprising around 5%–10% of annual generation from coal power plants over 2030–2050, acting as a complementary strategy to reduce emissions from existing plants. Biomass co-firing results in more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than fossil fuels per unit of energy produced. Co-firing prolongs the time required to phase out the …
