Takeaways:
- Australia has become the first major economy to reverse a renewable classification of woody biomass burned to produce energy.
- Under this policy, wood harvested from native forests and burned to produce energy cannot be classified as a renewable energy source.
- “We have listened to the community and acted to address their concerns,” said Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister of climate change and energy.
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