Masimatutu@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · edit-21 year agoWell, this is something!files.mastodon.socialimagemessage-square282fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down172file-text
arrow-up11Karrow-down1imageWell, this is something!files.mastodon.socialMasimatutu@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square282fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezout@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoDo the Swedish still use peat as fuel for fossil-free energy? They did a few years ago, but I can’t find recent data on this.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoPeat is referred to as a fossil fuel in most circumstances [1] and it’s usage for energy is declining rapidly. [2] [1] https://www.naturvardsverket.se/amnesomraden/klimatomstallningen/omraden/klimatet-och-energin/fossila-branslen/ [2] https://www.naturvardsverket.se/data-och-statistik/klimat/vaxthusgaser-utslapp-fran-el-och-fjarrvarme/
minus-squarezout@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou’re right, it turns out that since 2018 peat is not reffered as fossil free in the EU anymore. https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/renewable-energy/bioenergy/biomass_en
Do the Swedish still use peat as fuel for fossil-free energy? They did a few years ago, but I can’t find recent data on this.
Peat is referred to as a fossil fuel in most circumstances [1] and it’s usage for energy is declining rapidly. [2]
[1] https://www.naturvardsverket.se/amnesomraden/klimatomstallningen/omraden/klimatet-och-energin/fossila-branslen/
[2] https://www.naturvardsverket.se/data-och-statistik/klimat/vaxthusgaser-utslapp-fran-el-och-fjarrvarme/
You’re right, it turns out that since 2018 peat is not reffered as fossil free in the EU anymore.
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/renewable-energy/bioenergy/biomass_en