You make it sound like all of it is from North America. There's import from the european continent and scandinavia as well.
Sweden exports a lot of wood pellets. Plenty of woodlands there. Plenty more to grow, if the Union will let them.
Wood pellets are "green" because the source material is replantable, albeit not that much locally for you. Seems like nothing is ever "green enough" though, besides a complete stop in consumption..
The distance from Sweden/Scandinavia/Continental europe is a lot less than from North America.
The whole argument around Bio-mass is that it becomes carbon neutral because it emits carbon that itself has been captured.
The concept of burning bunker fuel on ships to keep these plants at break even is ludacrious. The fact that the pellets come from Finland or Malaysia is irrelevant.
I have nothing against Bio mass energy generation from gasing garbage or agriculture waste. But these wood furnace burner plants are a borderline racket.
Sweden exports a lot of wood pellets. Plenty of woodlands there. Plenty more to grow, if the Union will let them.
Wood pellets are "green" because the source material is replantable, albeit not that much locally for you. Seems like nothing is ever "green enough" though, besides a complete stop in consumption..
The distance from Sweden/Scandinavia/Continental europe is a lot less than from North America.