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Sky-high energy prices have people turning to wood to provide a cheaper alternative—and EU laws are helping incentivize this.

in the 21st century. This shift will need to ramp up even further if the EU is to hit its target of net-zero emissions by 2050.60 percent

A big part of the problem is the Renewable Energy Directive —a piece of European legislation that classifies some wood products as a renewable fuel and funnels subsidies toward burning them. But revisions to the RED are currently being negotiated. Changes to the legislation could bring these incentives to an end.

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