In 2020, Drax burned almost 150,000 tonnes of pellets produced in Portugal, making Portugal it’s fourth largest supplier. According to its annual report, 88% of the wood used consisted of “low-grade roundwood” and “thinnings”. The Pinewells pellet mill in Central...
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Forests Are Not Fuel, #AxeDrax online action
Thank you to everyone who took part in the action on the 21st April to protect forests and the climate #ForestsAreNotFuel #AxeDrax. Read article here from our volunteer Katy Brown in Liverpool Click here to read open letter to BEIS by groups in pellet supplying...
NEW BOOK UNCOVERS CRITICAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY FLAWS AHEAD OF EARTH DAY
At a time when governments are rolling out climate change policies around the world, activists and experts from climate and environmental justice groups across North America and globally are explaining why real climate solutions must go beyond the greening of...
Papua solidarity campaign -Supporting activists as they fight to protect their land and their rights
Biofuelwatch is working with allies around the globe to provide support and solidarity with activists in Papua - and Indonesia at large - as they fight to protect their land and their rights. The island of New Guinea is divided into Papua New Guinea (PNG)...
Joint Statement on Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage by UK NGOs
19 environmental NGOs warn the UK government about the risks associated with Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) Click here for the full version with the list of signatories and references. March 2021 - The undersigned groups oppose using public funds to support industrial...
UK: Joint NGO Statement on BECCS
9 environmental organisations warn the UK government about the risks associated with Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) Read full statement here
Climate and Forest Groups warn Drax shareholders against acquisition of Pinnacle Pellets
Climate and Forest Groups warn Drax shareholders against acquisition of Pinnacle Pellets, as a new investigation reveals risk of Pinnacle pellet mills turning some of last remaining primary forests in Canada into wood pellets New maps show critical primary forests and...
Biofuelwatch Joins Coalition in Demanding Exhaustive Environmental Review of San Francisco Bay Area Biofuel Refinery Project
A broad coalition of local, national and international organizations have together submitted comments on the initiation of the review process for a proposed biofuels refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area. The letter, facilitated and coordinated by expert legal staff...
Joint Letter to Drax Shareholders warning against proposed acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.
Joint Civil Society letter to Shareholders of Drax Group PLC about the proposed acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc Recommendation: Vote AGAINST the resolution to approve the acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc by Drax Canadian Holdings Inc an...
Open letter against Albioma’s coal-to-biomass conversion plans on Réunion
Financial actors should not support the conversion from coal to biomass of Albioma in Réunion Open Letter signed by 19 French and international NGOs, March 2021 Click here to read (in French)
Swallowing Indonesia’s forests
Blog by Rachel Smolker New report reveals how Indonesia’s proposed food estate projects threaten social and environmental disaster of global concern. Read full report here in English Read full report here in Bahasa Read report summary in Bahasa Read report summary in...
Report about Germany’s Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation Project in Namibia
German development and climate finance project used to create biomass supply chain for German energy providers Click here to download the report And click here to read an open letter by 40 civil society organisations opposed to this project. An related article on a...
NEWSLETTER Feb 2021
Dear Biofuelwatch supporter Welcome to our first 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...
Critique of UNIQUE GmbH’s report “Greenhouse Gas Assessment of Bush Control and Biomass Utilization in Namibia”:
Background: Since 2013, the German government has been financing a development and climate finance project in Namibia called “Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation (BCBU)”. It is managed by the German Development Corporation, GIZ. Since 2019, the project’s focus has...
Open Letter to German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development regarding the GIZ project „Bush Control and Biomass Utilisation“ (BCBU)
Please click here to read the full letter with references and with the details of the 40 signatory organisations as well as scientists Open Letter to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr Gerd Müller, regarding the GIZ project „Bush Control...
Burned: are trees the new coal
Screening Wednesday 9th June at 19:30 -21:00 BST If you’re free on Wednesday 9th June from 19:30, please join Biofuelwatch, West Bristol Climate Action and Cut Carbon not Forests for an online screening of the award-winning documentary “Burned: are trees the new...
Podcasts
We are pleased to share podcasts from our colleague in California Gary on a range of topics which are related to Biofuelwatch's work. Click to listen to the KPFA Terra Verde podcast on Chile and California connections, very interesting history - recorded on 5th...
CALIFORNIA REFINERY SWITCH TO BIOFUELS NOT AS GREEN AS IT SOUNDS
By Gary Graham Hughes, February 2021 The Carquínez Strait is a wonder of powerful tide waters that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Sacramento-San Joaquín Delta. Every salmon born in the extensive Sacramento and Central Valley watersheds will make the journey...