WPAC Conference Offers Wood Pellet Market and Policy Updates
The Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) Conference offered attendees updates on market and policy updates for the wood pellet sector.
The panel discussion, Market and Policy Update: Navigating Regulatory Change, was moderated by Vaughan Bassett, President of WPAC and Senior Vice President of Biomass Sales and Logistics at Drax. The panellists included FutureMetrics President William Strauss; Fiona Matthews, Bioenergy Director at Hawkins Wright; Marta Imarisio, Senior Reporter at Argus Biomass; and Pierre-Jonathan Teasdale, Director of Trade and International Affairs Division, Canadian Forest Service (CFS).
Pierre-Jonathan Teasdale kicked off the session explaining the role of the CFS and discussing the policy environment for biomass, specifically wood pellets, as it relates to the role of the federal government. The CFS is the international and domestic voice for the forest sector in Canada and provides advice, expertise and policy support from its office in Ottawa and six regional offices across the country.
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