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Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report
(www.theguardian.com)
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That's like saying the Earth's core or the sun / solar is not renewable.
Earth's core's heat is renewable, but only in geological timescales. Not in the next 1000 years. Same as oil. That's why we don't count it as renewable: It's not renewable on a human timescale.
It's also not going to run out anytime soon.