While the release of carbon from burning woody biomass is assumed to be offset by carbon uptake during trees’ growth, the EIA said, “This is not to say that biomass energy is carbon‐neutral.

Typically, when biomass is burned to generate electricity, the carbon captured in the biomass is released back into the atmosphere. Thus, the process is carbon neutral.

Drax and other biomass companies say they’re promoting carbon neutral energy while practicing sustainable forestry to harvest the wood fuel referred to as biomass energy.

Whether burned for energy or left in the forest to decompose, wood waste releases carbon dioxide. Supporters say it should be exempt from a law calling for carbon-free energy by 2040.

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