PR: 36228 c  
6 June 2014                                                                          

Burning wood to create electricity ignores the sequence of use and is a wasteful use of a precious resource

 
Norbord's Use Wood Wisely campaign is dedicated to the hierarchy of wood

Use Wood Wisely has highlighted latest figures that show one tonne of wood burnt in a power station emits 1.8 tonnes* of CO2 into the atmosphere.

 The government has not counted these figures when calculating the carbon cost of biomass in the UK. It has been assumed that biomass is a ‘carbon-free asset'.

 These findings again highlight how wrong the government is about biomass and how ridiculous growing wood to burn is in trying to meet low carbon energy targets.

 For more information seewww.usewoodwisely.co.uk.     

 For further information on Norbord, please call 01786 812 225 or visitwww.norbord.co.uk.

-ends-

 With compliments:
Alison Relf
Taylor Alden Ltd
Unit 2, Temple Place
247 The Broadway
London
SW19 1SD
Tel : 02085433866
Email: alison@tayloralden.co.uk

*http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/biomass_report_tcm9-326672.pdf