The International Air Transport Association has published a web page with the title "Countering Misinformation on Sustainable Aviation Fuels". It is a critique of Biofuelwatch's briefing about the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation...
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Axe Drax Protest – Thank you to everyone who came along!
Thank you to everyone who joined us to stand against extractivism. On Wednesday 9th October, we gathered outside the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in London to call out Drax Power station and the impacts it's having on forests,...
NOT A CONFERENCE! A CALL TO ACTION! October 11-14, 2019 Shawnee National Forest (U.S)
We are pleased to sponsor: The 2019 North American Forest & Climate Movement Convergence Shawnee National Forest, Southern Illinois (U.S.) October 11 through October 14 2019– culminating on Indigenous Peoples’ Day To join us register here “This...
Protests against International Aviation Emissions Strategy – Press Release
Planned protests in Montreal at International Aviation Assembly (24th of September to 4th of October) // New briefing exposes plans for palm oil in the airplane tank & aviation emissions scheme (CORSIA) as set to fail to reduce aviation emissions Montreal/ Vienna,...
CORSIA: A false solution to the very real threat of emissions from aviation
Biofuelwatch briefing about the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation "CORSIA must be rejected. We need fewer flights not palm oil and offset greenwash!" Click here to download the fully referenced and illustrated briefing. Click here to...
Biofuelwatch Newsletter September 2019
Dear Biofuelwatch supporters, Welcome to our latest newsletter full of updates about campaigns that we – and you – have been supporting, and recent policy developments. Important reading for anyone who wants to see meaningful responses to climate change and who is...
Consultation response about carbon capture in UK
Biofuelwatch response to UK government consultation "Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS): business models"
Biofuelwatch is delighted to support the Global Climate Strike on Friday 20th September
On Friday 20th September, millions of people around the world will go on strike and join young climate protestors on the street to call on governments to take urgent climate action. Biofuelwatch is delighted to join the Global Climate Strike and we stand in...
Consultation response about Green New Deal for Europe
Biofuelwatch input into consultation on a Green New Deal for Europe
Objection to amended planning proposal for a waste and biomass gasification plant in Monmouthshire
Biofuelwatch planning objection to the amended proposal for a mixed waste and biomass gasifier at Trostrey Court Farm, Uskmouth, Monmouthshire
Joint Response to UK Decarbonisation Enquiry
Joint response to Treasury Committee Inquiry "Decarbonisation of the UK Economy and Green Finance" by Biofuelwatch, Partnership for Policy Integrity, Dogwood Alliance, Southern Environmental Law Center, Fern, & Natural Resources Defense Council
Objection to Lough Ree power station conversion
Biofuelwatch, Dogwood Alliance and Friends of the Irish Environment have submitted objections to Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB)'s latest plan to convert another peat power station - Lough Ree, in Lanesborough - to run on biomass instead. FIE cited the...
Burned Screening and Q&A in Amsterdam, 27th July
Where? NieuwLand, Pieter Nieuwlandstraat 93-95, 1093 XN Amsterdam When? 7pm for a 7.30 pm start [add-this] What? "Burned - Are Trees the New Coal?" is an award-winning documentary that reveals the destruction of southern US forests for biomass energy, much of it...
Biofuelwatch Newsletter July 2019
Dear Biofuelwatch supporter Welcome to our latest newsletter 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...
Campaign resources
Do you ever wish you had a two-page info sheet to explain the basics of what’s wrong with biomass electricity and why we campaign about Drax Power Station? Well, now you have. Biomass fact sheet web view Biomass fact sheet print quality Drax fact sheet web view...
Drax wins award for…?
Last week, Drax Plc received a prize for “Green Innovation“ at the Humber Renewables Awards for its carbon capture efforts - despite the fact that no carbon is actually being stored at the power station. Drax announced last year that it would start trialling BioEnergy...
Open Letter to California Governor Newsom about California Tropical Forest Standard and Aviation
Click here to read the letter with full details of all signatories and with references [add-this] We write to express our concern about the dramatic rise in greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector and the lack of a transparent and science-based plan for the...
Broad Coalition Sends Letter to California Governor, Urging Rejection of Controversial Global Aviation Climate Scheme
California Tropical Forest Standard endorsement would put California stamp of approval on dubious plan of global aviation industry to address climate damage with carbon offsets and biofuels for “carbon neutral growth” San Francisco, 19 June 2019 – A diverse coalition...