Global Forests

View In: Global ForestsThe Environmental Audit Committee said the intensity of the UK’s consumption on the world’s forest is higher than that of... Via: @Snoro@mastodon.social

View In: Global ForestsAs the deadliest year this century for forest fires comes to a close, attention is turning to how to prevent such infernos happening again. In 2023 forest fires destroyed nearly 400 million hectares (988 million acres) of land around the world, killed more than 250 people and emitted 6.5... Via: @Snoro@mastodon.social

View In: Global ForestsClimate change and human activities have led to more frequent and intense forest blazes over the past two... Via: @Snoro@mastodon.social

View In: Global ForestsEarth’s boreal forests (a type of forest characterized by pines, spruces and larches) circle our planet’s far northern... Via: @Snoro@mastodon.social

View In: Global ForestsThe radiative effects of smoke from individual extreme forest fires can apparently lead to global impacts that influence the energy balance of the atmosphere and thus the global climate in a complex... Via: @Snoro@mastodon.social

Inside Climate News
View In: Global ForestsA financial crisis has enveloped Enviva, the Maryland-based company that’s been harvesting large swaths of forest in the Southeast United States to make wood pellets for electricity production in the United Kingdom and Europe. Enviva calls itself the world’s largest producer of biomass wood pellets...