Scandinavia and the Baltics – ready for clean energy expansion

“In Lithuania, the share of biomass in residential district heating has increased from 30% to 70% over the last five years” Bioenergy plans and developments across Scandinavia and the Baltics appear well-equipped to capitalise on any post-COVID-19 surge in public support for clean energy to replace fossil fuels. In the midst of coping with the devastating human impact of the global pandemic, the re-emergence of rivers where you can actually see the fish and skies where you can study the stars has potentially opened the door for a major shift away from polluting sources of energy. Only time will tell how long that door will stay open, however, especially in the face of low-cost oil and a desperate need for countries to re-boot their economies. It’s important to be ready to grasp the moment, therefore, which is exactly the picture presented by Sweden’s Roadmap Bioenergy. Published in March, when the COVID-19 reality was just starting to dawn on many of...