Bioenergy is CO2 neutral, as all carbon emitted by combustion has been taken up from atmosphere by plants beforehand. C02 emissions are believed to be one of the main contributors to global warming.

But, beyond environmental stewardship, there are compelling economic and social reasons to convert your facilities to green energy.

Environmental reasons for Green Energy

In the past, drastic, rapid changes in climate have resulted in extinction for large numbers of animal and plant species. Sea levels will rise as ice caps melt, inundating low-lying areas around the world. While average temperatures will rise, extreme weather events, including winter storms and extreme cold, are expected to increase in frequency. Some areas will experience more flooding, while other areas will suffer drought and desertification, straining the remaining agricultural land.
Changing climate may permit tropical diseases such as malaria to invade temperate zones, including Europe and North America.

There is a strong consensus among the scientists who study climate that the global warming now observed is caused by human activity, especially the combustion of fossil fuels. When oil, gas, or coal are burned to propel cars, generate electricity or provide heat, the products of the combustion include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane. Thus, our conventional energy systems are in large measure responsible for this impending environmental problem. Clean energy technologies address this problem by reducing the amount of fossil fuels combusted.

Economic reasons for Green Energy

There are good reasons for believing that conventional energy costs will rise in the coming decades. Throughout much of the world, the rate of discovery of new oil reserves is declining, while at the same time, demand is rising. Remaining conventional reserves, while vast, are concentrated in a few countries around the world.

Social reasons for Green Energy

Clean energy technologies are associated with a number of social benefits that are of particular interest to governments.

Firstly, clean energy technologies generally require more labour per unit of energy produced than conventional energy technologies, thus creating more jobs.
Secondly, conventional energy technologies exploit concentrated energy resources in a capital-intensive manner and require the constant exploration for new sources of energy.

Fossil fuel imports drain money from the local economy.

Renewable Energy generally requires more human intervention, either in applying the technology or in manufacturing and servicing the equipment. The additional cost of the labour required by clean energy technologies is offset by the lower cost of energy inputs.