A joint article by Environmental Paper Network, Biofuelwatch and Dogwood Alliance exposes Albioma's greenwashing of their coal-to-biomass conversions in the French Overseas Territories Martinique, Gudeloupe and Réunion The French energy company Albioma is in the...
Axe Drax Press Release - Leeds 10.02.2022 CAMPAIGNERS PROTEST AGAINST DRAX AS IT FACES CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OVER RISKING WORKERS' HEALTH Climate justice campaigners have been demonstrating online and outside Leeds Crown Court today in support of health and safety...
Biofuelwatch Response to Call For Evidence on Hydrogen-Ready Industrial Boilers, 27th January 2022
In November 2021 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) released a biomass policy statement, which laid out how the government views various forms of biomass energy ahead of the biomass strategy being released in 2022. What does the...
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Biofuelwatch response to Scottish Government consultation about Draft Hydrogen Action Plan, 17th January 2022
Biofuelwatch response to BEIS Consultation on phasing out fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid - January 2022
Biofuelwatch response to BEIS Consultation on phasing out the installation of fossil fuel heating systems in businesses and public buildings off the gas grid - January 2022
This briefing looks at Albioma's conversion of coal power plants in French Overseas Territories to burning wood pellets, with a special focus on Albioma's two coal power stations on Réunion, December 2021 English version French version
A coalition of 20 local, national and international organizations submitted comment letters on the draft environmental review of two refineries in the San Francisco Bay Area that are attempting to extend the life of their antiquated industrial facilities with a...
Welcome to our final newsletter of 2021 full of updates about campaigns that we – and you – have been supporting, and policy developments. Important reading for anyone who wants to see meaningful responses to climate change and who is concerned about protecting...
On 9th November 2021 Biofuelwatch, in collaboration with the Global Forest Coalition and other NGOs, co-hosted an online panel discussion that challenged some of the false climate solutions being proposed and promoted at COP26, and how these false solutions will make...
Biofuelwatch submitted the following in response to Drax's statutory consultation on BECCS: Dear Sir/Madam, We are writing in response to the statutory consultation about the Drax Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Project proposal. We feel there is some key...
Written Responses from Drax Consultation Team from between 17th and 23rd of December 2021 Drax has also responded to questions from Biofuelwatch during a consultation in March 2021, in which it admitted that it had no real-world for capturing carbon from their biomass...
Impacts on climate, forests and public health UPDATE: On 15th February 2023, a court ruling was issued prohibiting the installation of wood pellet boilers at the SABIC plant. This means that the development will not go ahead. Click here to download the briefing in...
New Report from Biofuelwatch Exposes Sordid Workings of California Climate Politics While California state authorities continue to promote markets-based and technological approaches to advance ‘net zero’ as a primary focus for climate policy, grassroots organizations...