6. Swedish government plans to switch the country to bio fuel using special wood sort from North American pine

Sweden plans to change over from oil and gas to wood fuel by 2020

Aug 04, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. North American pine kontorta gives 40% more wood than common European pine. But plantations of this “energy wood” may bring sicknesses and pests which may annihilate traditional Swedish flora. That’s why Swedish government imposed restrictions which allow to plant only 14 000 hectares of pine kontorta per year beyond traditional forests.