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[Nickbat]

The UK currently burns or co-fires around one million tonnes of wood, but the government has highlighted the importance of biomass in 2009's Renewable Energy Strategy and this year's Renewables Roadmap.

Planning permission has been granted to more than 7GW of biomass power plants, which the IIED said is likely to increase demand to 60 million tonnes a year, five or six times the nation's currently available resources.

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2105569/government-denies-spiralling-biomass-demand-fuel-land-grabs


Of course, they say that forests will not be affected, but where there's money, there's temptation. You only need to look at the protest last year ar Chirk. "The Chirk firm claims biomass subsidies encourage electricity generators to burn virgin wood rather old timber."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11649996

So what chances do we say goodbye woodland, goodbye farming for food, and hello to more windfarms.

England's green and pleasant land looks to be under threat. Mind you, we are run by arrogant fools, so I am not unduly surprised. 

[tigers_gonads]

If you chop down a tree, you plant 2 new ones.  simples 

Shame it will never happen though 

[Nickbat]

If you chop down a tree, you plant 2 new ones.  simples 

Shame it will never happen though 

Trees take a long time to grow and, at the predicted rate of demand, replanting even two trees for one would not be a sustainable course of action in the short- to mid-term. 

[tigers_gonads]

If you chop down a tree, you plant 2 new ones.  simples 

Shame it will never happen though 

Trees take a long time to grow and, at the predicted rate of demand, replanting even two trees for one would not be a sustainable course of action in the short- to mid-term. 

Am I right in thinking that young saplings / trees eat up a lot more co2 and spit out more o2 ?

As for sustainablity, Use more bricks till the things grow 

There has been a big turn to using timber in house building over the last 10 years.
Apparently its better for the enviroment 

[cem_devecioglu]

If you chop down a tree, you plant 2 new ones.  simples 

Shame it will never happen though 

Trees take a long time to grow and, at the predicted rate of demand, replanting even two trees for one would not be a sustainable course of action in the short- to mid-term. 

yep..so grow a tree, then cut one ..simples

[Varche]

In Britain I used to be a keen gardener and respected peat until I found out that they burn it in at least one UK power station. Gone forever. At least I was just recycling it!

Vast areas of south america have been chopped down and planted with veg oil bearing crops which are then used instead of expensive fossil fuels. More earth madness.