Greenwashing on a massive scale, which will accelerate deforestation. Microsoft and other big tech companies that need to power AI data centers are committed to this “carbon removal” solution that sounds good but actually isn’t.
“… biomass isn’t carbon neutral, as Searchinger and others argue it can’t be in many applications, then these new unfiltered power plants are just adding more emissions to the atmosphere—and BECCS projects aren’t drawing any out of the air. And if that’s the case, it raises tough questions about corporate climate claims that depend on its doing so and the societal trade-offs involved in building lots of new plants dedicated to these purposes.
… greater demand for wood invites the timber industry to chop down more and more of the world’s forests, which are already sucking up and storing away vast amounts of carbon dioxide and providing homes for immense varieties of plants and animals.”
Source: Randy_at_a2hts