The South Korean government has announced it will reduce indirect subsidies for biomass energy. The policy reform comes after ...

An Indonesian government plan to clear forests spanning an area twice the size of South Korea for food and biofuel crops has ...

In South Korea, bioenergy has grown to become the second-largest source of renewable energy and over 80% of its main raw material — energy-dense wood pellets — is dependent on imports ...

South Korea plans to reduce subsidies for biomass, following domestic and international criticism of links to deforestation.

“We should stop imports of wood pellets … and it’s important for our government to investigate exactly what kinds of environmental destruction is occurring on the spot,” Moon Dae-Lim, a lawmaker with ...