Wood pellets (biomass) are…

Wood pellets (biomass) are not the climate solution to replace fossil fuels. They are being marketed as a clean energy alternative, however, wood pellets are known to be dirtier than coal when burned.

Increasing deforestation as a climate solution is also not viable. Wood pellets are supposed to be made from wood waste and dead trees, but now more whole trees from across Canada (including boreal forests) are being logged and exported to produce carbon loaded energy internationally. We would be trampling Indigenous Sovereignty and crucial biodiversity.

Finally, the Ontario government claims that expanding the wood pellet industry will provide alternative employment for fossil fuel workers, but these would be jobs in an industry that dumps more carbon into the atmosphere than what it's replacing.

This industry expansion should not be a part of a forward-thinking, sustainable action plan.