The two changes announced by the Government apply to Contracts for Difference (CfDs), which are the new scheme for renewable electricity subsidies phased in from 2014-17. Previously, all biomass plants attracted a different subsidy, called Renewable Obligation...
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Environmental campaigners applaud Government decision which effectively stops subsidies for burning imported wood in new power stations
Government urged to review subsidies already granted for wood burning in power plants 3rd September 2018 - Environmental campaigners welcome a new Government decision to rule out future subsidies for biomass power stations with greenhouse gas emissions above 29kg CO2...
92 Environmental Groups Challenge Drax’s Gas Burning Plans
Open Letter by 92 groups denounces plans for UK’s largest gas power station 29th August 2018 – On the final day of a public consultation about Drax’s planning proposal for what would be the UK’s largest ever gas power plant[1], 91 UK-based and international...
Open Letter to The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Please say no to Drax’s climate-wrecking gas power plans
Open letter signed by 92 environmental organisations For the fully referenced letter, please see: Drax Repower Open Letter with signatures Please note that this letter remains open for signatures. If your organisation would like to sign it please email Biofuelwatch....
Burning trees with oil shale must not be rewarded with greenenergy subsidies
Open Letter to the Government of Estonia and to EU member states considering purchasing renewable energy certificates from Estonia Burning trees with oil shale must not be rewarded with greenenergy subsidies [Click here for a fully referenced version of the Open...
Ireland’s peat power stations must be shut down, not gradually converted to biomass
Open letter by 33 environmental organisations in the USA Click here for the full version of the letter with references and the list of signatories. As conservation and environmental justice organizations in the United States, we are deeply concerned about plans by...
Irish biomass plans for peat power stations “pose serious threat to our forests” US environmental groups warn
Press release by An Taisce, Dogwood Alliance and Biofuelwatch Irish biomass plans for peat power stations “pose serious threat to our forests” US environmental groups warn Dublin, 13th Auust 2018 - US conservation and environmental justice organisations...
Markinch residents demand urgent Council action over biomass power station noise
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...
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...