Over 3,000 wood-burning appliances were replaced in the area between 2010 and 2021, though the EPA report said residents “do not know whether wood heaters in their homes meet standards.” ...

The problem is that producing, delivering and burning all those wood pellets for energy is anything but carbon free. And that's not included in the "carbon accounting," at least as the Europeans ...

Biomass — burning organic material such as wood or animal waste to generate energy — accounted for only 1% of electricity generation in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...