Japan's Biomass Folly: Exporting Deforestation in Disguise Japan's claim to leadership in sustainable energy is marred by hypocrisy in its biomass policies.
The country's insatiable demand for Indonesian wood pellets has led to a new wave of deforestation, threatening the very forests meant to provide a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels.
The numbers are stark: Japan imported a record 8. 64 million tons of wood pellets in 2025, with imports from Indonesia surging by over 500% in the same period.