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EU Court Upholds Green Classification of Biomass Energy and Bioplastics

The EU General Court dismissed ClientEarth's challenge to the EU Taxonomy, upholding the classification of biomass energy and bioplastics as sustainable activities, and also nuclear and fossil gas under certain conditions.

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Biomass Satellite Launched to Measure Carbon in Tropical Forests

The European Space Agency launched the Biomass satellite on April 29th from French Guiana to measure carbon stored in tropical forests using a novel P-band radar; this is a collaborative European project involving Airbus, Avio, Arianespace, and CNES, and the data collected will be crucial for climat...

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ESA Launches Biomass Satellite to Study Earth's Forests and Carbon Cycle

The European Space Agency launched the Biomass satellite on Tuesday from Kourou, New Guinea, to study the world's forests and improve understanding of the planet's carbon cycle using a P-band synthetic aperture radar, a first-of-its-kind technology in space.

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ESA Launches Biomass Satellite to Map Global Forest Biomass for Improved Climate Modeling

The ESA launched the Biomass satellite to measure global forest biomass using a novel radar system, addressing the need for precise data to improve climate change models and predictions; the mission, costing nearly €500 million, will map forests six times over five and a half years.

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Netherlands' Climate Plan Criticized for Ignoring Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss

The Dutch government's Climate Plan 2025-2035 prioritizes unproven carbon capture technology (CCS and BECCS), ignoring warnings from the UN and causing increased deforestation and biodiversity loss through large-scale wood imports, despite rising national CO2 emissions.

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UK to Subsidize Drax Power Plant with £1.8 Billion

The UK government will provide Drax power plant with £1.8 billion in subsidies from 2027-2031 to ensure energy security, despite the plant's high profits and past subsidies totaling £7 billion since 2012, with a guaranteed power price significantly above market rates.

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Berlin Green Party Opposes Wood-Fired Power Plants, Promotes Geothermal Energy

Berlin's Green Party leader Werner Graf opposes plans for two new wood-fired power plants due to environmental concerns and potential financial risks, advocating for geothermal energy and other sustainable alternatives instead.

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ESA's Biomass Satellite Maps Global Forest Carbon Storage

The ESA launched the Biomass satellite, a €500 million mission using a 12-meter radar reflector to map global forest carbon storage, improving climate change models and providing open-access data to researchers worldwide.

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ESA's Biomass Satellite to Precisely Measure Global Forest Carbon

The European Space Agency launched the Biomass satellite to precisely measure global forest carbon storage and dynamics using advanced radar technology, providing crucial data for climate change research and prediction, especially in understudied regions like the Amazon rainforest.

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ESA Launches Biomass Satellite to Measure Global Forest Biomass

The European Space Agency launched the Biomass satellite to measure global forest biomass using advanced radar technology, addressing the current lack of precise data on forest carbon storage and its role in climate change.

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Self-Healing Asphalt Offers Solution to UK's Pothole Crisis

Scientists have developed self-healing asphalt using AI and biomass, a sustainable solution to Britain's £16 billion pothole crisis, capable of repairing microcracks within an hour; trials show it reduces the need for human intervention and increases road durability.

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Biogas Plants in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Short-Term Relief, Long-Term Concerns

The German Bundestag's biomasse package offers short-term relief for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's 540 biogas plants by increasing funding and extending support until 2026, but the Bauernverband criticizes limitations, especially the reduction of the "Maisdeckel" (corn cap) to 25 percent by 2026, demandi...

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