부산대학교 도서관

Addressing climate change necessitates evidence-based policies grounded in science. The use of forest biomass forenergy production is based on a broad scientific consensus at the international level. However, some environmental groups in SouthKorea are opposing this system of energy production. Through this study, the authors aim to reduce unnecessary confusion and fosteran atmosphere conducive to meaningful evidence-based policies. We have classified the issue into eight categories: biological carboncycle, carbon debt, nature-based solutions, air emissions, cascading principles and sustainability certification, forest environmentalimpacts, climate change litigation, and the behavior of environmental groups and public perception. Consequently, the following keypoints were derived: (1) the actions of some environmental groups seem to follow a similar pattern to denialist behavior that deniesclimate change and climate science; (2) the quality of evidence for campaigns that oppose the use of forest biomass for energyproduction is low, with a tendency to overgeneralize information, high uncertainty, and difficulty in finding new claims.; (3) most ofthe public believes that forest biomass energy is necessary, and the governments of major countries are aware of its importance. Significantly, Forest biomass for energy is based on an overwhelming level of scientific consensus recognized internationally.