Wood fuel could dramatically reduce New Zealand’s industrial emissions within five years, but not without a policy framework that actively encourages it. Photo: Getty Images

Gavin Evans

Gavin Evans is a Wellington-based business journalist with a special interest in energy, infrastructure and forestry.

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Policy needed to boost wood fuel use

Wood fuel could dramatically reduce New Zealand’s industrial emissions within five years, but not without a policy framework that actively encourages it, Azwood Energy general manager Brook Brewerton says.

The country has abundant wood residues sitting in its hills which can be transformed into energy, he says. Some firms are starting to look at it as an alternative to coal, but many lack the

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Policy needed to boost wood fuel use

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