Internationally, the issue of global warming is the subject of fierce debate. Insurance companies, hard hit by rising claims from storms, floods and other natural disasters, want a greatly improved global treaty. Trees and forests are important for the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. During the growing process, trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and use it to add mass to their trunks, branches and roots. Carbon, therefore, is stored in relatively long-lived structures instead of being released into the atmosphere.
Biomass fuels can significantly displace carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.
Over 4.6 million tonnes of wood residue is incinerated in beehive burners every year in B.C. with little or no energy recovery. B.C. and Canada meet their climate change objectives.