JAKARTA, Indonesia — The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after rising domestic and international criticism of its link to deforestation. Environmental activists generally applauded the reforms but criticized loopholes and slow timelines for phasing out the subsidies.

making South Korea the world’s third-largest importer of biomass fuels, after the United Kingdom and Japan. An AP report found that biomass imported from Indonesia was linked to deforestation ...

South Korea to Shrink Biomass Energy Subsidies After Criticism Over Link to Deforestation JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The South Korean government will reduce subsidies for biomass energy after ...

Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday, based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork.

New research from South Korea has found that for every 1°C increase in average annual atmospheric temperature (from the average temperature in the 1961–1990 period, due to climate change), the odds of having at least moderate depressive symptoms increased by 13%.

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The U.K. and European Union consider this a form of renewable energy and, in fact, woody biomass accounts for the largest source of renewable energy on the continent. A number of environmental groups, including the Southern Environmental Law Center, take issue with that renewable label.

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