Biomass products can substitute (fossil) carbon intensive materials. And biomass used for bioenergy is substituting fossil fuels and transitioning Europe towards a more sustainable and climate-resilient future. This is a fact.   Material substitution and bioenergy perfectly fit the new economic model based on circularity. This synergy in fact supports the establishment of a circular bioeconomy, where the by-products of sustainable forest management are valorised as essential resources for renewable energy.