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Should biomass be counted as a "green" fuel source?

October 30, 2026·26 min
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Japan's growing demand for biomass is being linked to deforestation in Indonesia, raising fresh questions about how climate-friendly biomass energy really is. Climate Watch host Zhao Ying speaks with Tim Searchinger, senior research scholar at Princeton University's Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment, about the carbon costs of woody biomass.

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