FALL 2024 13 The likely impending doom of the carbon tax opens the door for better policy, BECCS The carbon tax is dead 16 WPAC 2024: Biomass in electrification 17 18 19 In-woods grinding above board, cost effective Unlocking AI-enhanced NIR tech for biomass sorting Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Board recognizes BECCS New reports say Canada may need to do more than reduce emissions to meet ambitious climate targets 10 Montreal-based carbon project developer wants to pull carbon out of the air and put it back in the ground AN OIL COMPANY IN REVERSE 20 Exploring the benefits of RNG in Canada The biogas and renewable natural gas landscape in Canada has enormous potential 22 Canada lags its G7 partners, competitors in establishing a clear path for bioeconomic growth Canada sleeping on $4-tillion bioeconomy 17 DEPARTMENTS 6 Biomass update Bioenergy in the news “In the immediate time we can reduce emissions because there’s a lot of safe bets, and wood pellets are one of them.” 18 4 Read the full story on page 16 COLUMNS Editorial WPAC In-woods biomass grinding for pelletization in Canada New editor takes helm 17 Our Cover Canadian Biomass sits down with Phil De Luna, chief carbon scientist and head of engineering with Deep Sky, to disucss direct air capture, or DAC, and selling climate action and carbon removal credits to Fortune 500 companies. Canadian BIOMASS 3