EU to tighten rules on biomass energy

EU to tighten rules on biomass energy — — -Brussels (Brussels Morning) The EU is planning to tighten rules on the production of energy from biomass and to rethink its classification of such projects, according to a draft statement.

The move is aimed at protecting ecosystems, limiting deforestation in old-growth forests and preventing wood suitable for other purposes from ending up as chips or pellets for powering biomass power plants, Reuters reports.