Pernyataan Sikap atas Energi Biomassa Hutan

The statement argues that large-scale forest biomass energy is not carbon neutral and actively harms the climate, biodiversity, and human rights. It claims that current carbon accounting erroneously labels biomass as zero-emission, which masks the actual greenhouse gas releases and encourages deforestation. The document further asserts that biomass energy extends the lifespan of coal plants and diverts investment from truly low-emission renewables like wind and solar. It calls on governments and financial institutions to stop the expansion of the biomass industry and eliminate related subsidies in favor of forest restoration.

• Large-scale forest biomass energy is not carbon neutral because it immediately releases significant greenhouse gases, while the forests required to reabsorb that carbon take decades or centuries to grow, making the process too slow to meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target.
• Current carbon accounting rules are flawed because they treat biomass as a zero-emission technology in the energy sector by shifting the emission responsibility to the producers who log the forests, which often underestimates actual emissions.
• The use of forest biomass threatens biodiversity and climate resilience by increasing deforestation, degrading ecosystems, and replacing natural forests with monoculture plantations, which impairs the forest's ability to provide essential services like clean drinking water and flood protection.
• The biomass industry negatively impacts local communities by exacerbating land conflicts and land grabbing, threatening the rights and livelihoods of indigenous and local peoples, and causing respiratory illnesses due to air pollution from production and combustion facilities.
• Forest biomass energy hinders the transition to clean energy by extending the operational life of coal-fired power plants through co-firing and diverting government incentives away from lower-emission technologies such as wind and solar power.

APA

TrendAsia (2025). Pernyataan Sikap atas Energi Biomassa Hutan. Trend Asia. https://trendasia.org/pernyataan-delusi-biomassa/

Chicago

TrendAsia. Pernyataan Sikap atas Energi Biomassa Hutan. Trend Asia, 2025. https://trendasia.org/pernyataan-delusi-biomassa/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{trendasia2025pernyataan, author = {TrendAsia}, title = {{Pernyataan Sikap atas Energi Biomassa Hutan}}, publisher = {Trend Asia}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://trendasia.org/pernyataan-delusi-biomassa/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }