London Climate Action Week
1st - 8th July 2019
The first ever London Climate Action Week will take place between 1-8 July 2019 and will bring together London’s climate expertise and talent from across sectors to focus on scaling up practical solutions and identifying new solutions.
Green Government 2019 Conference 2nd July 2019
Part of the London Climate Action Week, this one day conference will discuss and debate sustainability and green initiatives within the public sector and the UK as a whole.
Green Finance Summit: Investing in Actions 2nd July 2019
The City of London's flagship annual Green Finance Summit showcases the latest in green financial policy, market developments and thought leadership.
Register to attend for free here.
An afternoon event with high level debates exploring these issues with representatives of the LDCs, grassroots community organisations and climate action leaders.
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The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations recently published updated data on the global wood products industry that shows wood pellet production set a new record in 2014.
According to the report, wood pellet production grew by approximately 17 percent in 2014, reaching 26 million metric tons, up from 23 million metric tons in 2013. The growth was driven primarily by increasing consumption in Europe.
Read the full story here: Biomass Magazine
On Jan. 8, RWE Supply and Trading announced it has sold the Lynemouth Power Ltd., the operator of the U.K.-based Lynemouth Power Station, to EP UK Investments Ltd. (EP UK), a subsidiary of Czech utility company Energetický a prumyslový holding (EPH).
The 420 MW coal-fired station has been working with contractors to design a technical solution for a full conversion to biomass.
Read the full story here: Biomass Magazine
Future Metrics White Paper “Debunking two so-called “facts” about Wood Pellets “ By William Strauss counters arguments criticizing the use of wood pellets.
The White Paper has been published in response to Climate Central’s report by entitled “Pulp Fiction” which is critical of using wood pellets as fuel. Key to the argument put forward, is the statement that wood chips release more CO2 than coal.
This is a hotly debated topic, as often arguments against pellets fail to take into account that sustainably managed forests are continuously replenished to supply the raw materials for the continuous demand for paper products – from books, toilet paper, cardboard boxes for online deliveries, to lumber for the construction industry – not just for wood pellets. The emissions generated from the production of coal (energy usage, waste water treatment etc) are also rarely accounted for which can distort data.
William Strauss, President of Future Metrics, concludes “ The combustion of wood pellets releases less CO2 than that the combustion of coal; and as long as there are sustainability criteria that make sure that the aggregate stock of carbon in the working forests is never lowered, there is no carbon debt.”
The White Paper is available to download here http://futuremetrics.info
Tradition Green team members will be attending the annual conference from both our London and Santiago offices. If you would like to meet with us to discuss trading wood chips or pellets, please email us on biomass@traditiongreen.com to arrange a time to meet!