Data published by RWE confirms persistent breaches of planning conditions - For immediate release - 13th August 2018 – Markinch residents are demanding urgent action from Fife Council, after new documents submitted by RWE reveal that noise levels from the biomass...
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Why opposing a no-deal or ‘hard Brexit’ is crucial for a clean energy future
Why opposing a no-deal or 'hard' Brexit is crucial for a clean energy future Biofuelwatch briefing about the implications of a no-deal or 'hard' Brexit for energy policy in the UK and Ireland Click here to read the full briefing [add-this] Summary...
Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown
Joint statement and press release: Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown Long-term risks and threats of GE trees remain unanswered Joint Statement by Global Justice Ecology Project, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rural Coalition,...
Objection to RWE’s planning application for a gas peaking power plant next to their Markinch Biomass Power Station
Biofuelwatch objection RWE Generation UK plc application for a reserve generation peaker plant site adjacent to the Markinch Biomass Power Station
Please object to Drax’s climate-choking plans to burn gas
Please object to Drax’s climate-choking plans to burn gas Please note that the period for registering an objection has now ended. We will post future updates about this application and our #AxeDrax campaign on our website. Drax Plc., the world’s biggest biomass burner...
Open Letter by 200 Indonesian communityleaders opposing biofuels from palm oil
An Open Letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, the President of the Council of the European Union, and Leaders of European Union Member States: Regarding the Impact of Oil Palm Plantation Namely Forest Destruction, Land Grabbing, Human Rights Violation,...
UN plans for aviation biofuels and carbon offsets condemned by 90 organisations worldwide
UN plans for aviation biofuels and carbon offsets condemned by 90 organisations worldwide - For immediate release – 90 organisations from 35 countries have called on the UN’s International Civil Aviation Agency (ICAO) to ditch plans for aviation biofuels and carbon...
Open Letter against aviation biofuels and offsets to ICAO Council
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council must ditch biofuel plans and abandon the myth of ‘carbon neutral’ growth Please click here for a pdf with the full list of 96 signatories En Español From 11th to 29th June 2018, the International Civil Aviation...
Planes de la ONU de usar combustibles para la aviación y compensaciones de carbono condenados por 90 organizaciones de todo el mundo
Planes de la ONU de usar combustibles para la aviación y compensaciones de carbono condenados por 89 organizaciones de todo el mundo - Para su publicación inmediata – 90 organizaciones de 35 países hacen un llamamiento a la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional...
Carta Abierta: El consejo de OACI debe abandonar sus planes de usar biocombustibles y el mito del crecimiento ‘neutral’ de carbono
El consejo de la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI) debe abandonar sus planes de usar biocombustibles y el mito del crecimiento ‘neutral’ de carbono Click aquí para bajar un pdf con la lista completa de lost 90 organizaciones firmantes antes Entre el...
Renewable energy subsidy rule changes rule out inefficient biomass combined heat and power projects
London 7 June 2018 From Biofuelwatch[1] For immediate release. New rule changes, published yesterday, to conditions for Contracts for Difference for combined heat and power plants that burn wood [2] stipulate that they should be at least 70% efficient (instead of the...
Drax’s biomass carbon capture announcement exposes fallacy of BECCS
Drax’s biomass carbon capture announcement exposes fallacy of supposed climate fix, campaigners say 21st May 2018 - The environmental campaign group Biofuelwatch [1] slams Drax Power Station’s announcement of a pilot carbon capture project at one of its biomass...
New report reveals the true cost of Drax’s coal imports from Russia
Coal Action Network and Fern have released a report "Slow Death in Siberia" about the impact of coal in that region. 49% of the UK's coal imports come from Russia, and most Russian coal exported comes from the Kuzbass region in Siberia. The report depicts entire...
Drax Plc hit by double protest on the day of its AGM
Media release: Drax Plc hit by double protest during its AGM For immediate release 25th April 2018 This morning forest, climate and environmental justice activists have gathered outside Drax Plc's Annual General Meeting in York. The lively demonstration aimed to...
Investor Briefing on Drax’s Biomass 2018
This Investor Briefing was handed to Drax investors entering the Drax AGM in York on 25 April 2018, as well as interested passers-by. It was subsequently sent to Drax's principle institutional investors. We invite investors to talk to us about their Drax investments....
Masked forest flashmob targets world’s biggest biomass burners at conference in London
London, 18th April 2018 – A flashmob made up environmental, energy and climate justice campaigners has greeted the world’s largest biomass conference which is held at the Landmark Hotel in Marleybone, London from 17th to 19th April [1], in protest against an industry...
Following Time to Twig
Thanks for visiting this page. The purpose of the Time to Twig demo is explained here. For essential background read our Biomass Basics page. See too our page on Pellets Plantations and Deforestation. And a recent article in Red Pepper magazine: Don't believe the hype...
Biomass Basics
What are the problems with big biomass? In a nutshell - there are three problems: 1) It takes huge areas of land and huge quantities of wood to supply a tiny fraction of the energy we use. 2) Burning biomass emits CO2 to the atmosphere, just as burning fossil fuels...