How Bioenergy and the Forest Sector Can Help Meet Canada’s Energy Demands

By Forestry for the Future
Maclean’s Magazine
January 30, 2025
Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy
Region: Canada

Every winter, Canadians bemoan the rising cost of heating their homes and businesses. Yet… few Canadians know about bioenergy—a sustainable approach that can play an important role in meeting Canada’s energy needs while simultaneously helping address climate change. Bioenergy refers to when biomass … is used to generate energy. Bioenergy is already widely used in some Nordic countries and is the largest source of renewable energy globally today. “Biomass energy is a true alternative to fossil fuel-based energy sources as it does not release any long-term stored carbon to the ecosystem,” says Cal Dakin, director of innovation and woodlands for Mercer International. Canada’s forest sector is in a prime position to help address energy challenges as well as build a more sustainable and circular economy as the primary source of biomass.

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