Burning Forest 'Waste' to Make Cement Damages the Climate. Let's Pursue Cleaner Options
The $53 million subsidy will help Cement Australia burn forest waste and used tyres, a move critics say will raise emissions and harm forests.
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Burning forest 'waste' to make cement damages the climate. Let's pursue cleaner options
The Australian government has agreed to invest almost $53 million in a north Tasmanian company that will upgrade its coal-fired kiln to burn wood "waste" and used tires for cement manufacturing.
Burning forest ‘waste’ to make cement damages the climate. Let’s pursue cleaner options
tylim/GettyThe Australian government has agreed to invest almost $53 million in a north Tasmanian company that will upgrade its coal-fired kiln to burn wood “waste” and used tyres for cement manufacturing. The Federal Minister for Climate Change, Chris Bowen, says this initiative will help decarbonise the Australian economy. However, the science is clear: burning forest biomass, or so-called forest “waste” – which could include dead trees, under…
Burning forest "waste" to make cement is poor climate policy, poor environmental policy and bad economics
The Australian government has agreed to invest almost $53 million to help upgrade a coal-fired kiln to burn wood “waste” and used tyres for cement manufacturing. Why is this happening?
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