In September of 2024 we hosted a delegation from Japan that included Global Environmental Forum and Mighty Earth Japan, a journalist from a major Japanese newspaper, a forester, and a photographer. About 75% of the wood pellets produced in BC are burned to produce electricity in Japan and the delegation wanted to see for themselves where the raw material is coming from. Among other stops, we showed them an old growth deferral cutblock where 30% of the trees ended up at the Drax pellet mill in Burns Lake.

Global TV covered the visit, and journalist Paul Johnson confronted Premier David Eby with some challenging questions during a press event in Vancouver right before the election.

Watch Global TV’s Coverage of the visit here.

Read our report on pellets coming from old growth deferrals, now available in both English and Japanese!