AUSTRALIA — Electricity generated by burning native forest wood waste will no longer be allowed to be classified as renewable energy by the government. The decision reverses a 2015 Abbott government move which allowed burning native forest timber to be counted alongside solar and wind energy towards the national renewable energy target. The right to burn wood left over from logging to create renewable energy certificates was not often used, but conservation groups said it could be an incentive to keep felling native forests. …The Greens’ forests spokesperson, Janet Rice, described the decision as “a major win for the climate, native forests, and clean energy”. …The Australian Forest Products Association said the government had “bowed to pressure from anti-forestry groups”. “Australia should not close the door to a dispatchable renewable energy source that is widely used around the world at a time when we need more renewable energy sources,” CEO Ross Hampton, said.