I am writing to express my…

I am writing to express my view that the potential expansion of Ontario's forest biomass industry, in particular the wood pellet industry, should be stopped as this industry is not a climate solution but, rather, quite the opposite.

One of the main products of Ontario's forest biomass industry is wood pellets. Though marketed as a clean energy alternative, wood pellets actually burn dirtier than coal.

It is not just waste wood that is being made into pellets. Forests are being logged and these fresh logs are being used to make pellets. Increasing deforestation contributes to climate change; it is not a climate solution.

Jobs in this industry cannot be seen as an alternative for displaced fossil fuel workers because this industry would put more carbon into the atmosphere than what it is replacing.