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Background In the EU, Spain and Portugal are significant producers of eucalyptus, with a total combine cultivated area of 1.4 million ha. Eucalyptus is one of the most common sources of short fibres for the production of wood pulp for making paper. Other products that can be obtained from the tree include charcoal and biochar, dyes and eucalyptus oil. E ...

Background Energy generation from fossil fuels is one of the main sources of GHG emissions. Out of the 273.3 TWh of energy generated in April 2012 in Europe, 131.9 TWh came from fossil fuels, producing 35 million tonnes of CO2, 76 000 tonnes of SO2 and 35 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Producing ‘green electricity’ and increasing energy efficiency a ...