For immediate use Wednesday 22nd April 2015 PRESS RELEASE: Campaigners disrupt Drax AGM and take part in stunt at DECC over coal and biomass support Drax Plc AGM in London today disrupted by campaigner angry at forest and biodiversity impacts Lively protest marks...
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Groups from both sides of the Atlantic call on DECC to end support for Drax power station
For immediate use Tuesday 21st April 2015 PRESS RELEASE: Groups from both sides of the Atlantic call on DECC to end support for Drax power station Photo opportunities: 1) TOMORROW, 14:00, Department of Energy and Climate Change offices, 3 Whitehall Place London SW1A...
#axedrax 2015: action round up
on Wednesday 22nd April 2015, we celebrated earth day by targeting the uk's biggest power station at its company agm. highlights of the day included: a lively protest held together with the london mining network outside the agm, disruption inside the agm, a stunt at...
New Video – Biomass & Coal: Why you should join the #axedrax demonstration on Apr 22
Video by Reel News Want to #axedrax with us? Here's what you can do! Come to #axedrax in London on 22nd April - find out more Invite your friends to #axedrax on our facebook event page Take part in the #axedrax Thunderclap! Sign the petition: No public funds for a new...
Biofuelwatch Campaigns
Biofuelwatch is currently focusing on the following campaign areas - click to find out more: #AxeDrax Campaign (UK) End Biomass subsidies (UK) UK Local Campaigns Biotechnology for Biofuels GE Trees Geoengineering
Biomass Resources
Contents 1.Resources on (wood) biomass for heat and power 2.Scientific studies and reports focussing on (wood) biomass for heat and power 3. Scientific articles and reports on potential impacts of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) 4. NGO...
Short films and videos about our campaigns
friends of the earth scotland webinar on false climate solutions and why bioenergy with carbon capture and storage is not a solution to the climate crisis (June 2019) FILM PRODUCED BY REELNEWS OF THE 2019 #AXEDRAX PROTEST OUTSIDE THE DRAX AGM IN LONDON (aPRIL 2019)...
Support for Campaigns Against Destructive Biomass Projects in Europe (incl. UK)
Biofuelwatch offers information support to national and local organisations campaigning - or considering campaigning against - destructive biomass projects anywhere in Europe. Joint banner protest against burning wood in power plants in Berlin, 25.4.24, Photo: NABU...
New Look “Forest Cover” – Bioenergy special edition out now
A brand new edition of Forest Cover, the Global Forest Coalition newsletter, is now available to download. It has been co-produced with Biofuelwatch, and focuses on the impacts of wood-based bioenergy on forests and forest peoples. Download the print version to read...
Residents express concerns over RWE biomass plant at Markinch
Biofuelwatch press release for immediate use Thursday 5th March 2015 Residents express concerns over RWE biomass plant at Markinch Residents living near to RWE's biomass plant at Markinch and woodchipping facility in Cardenden, Fife, have spoken out about the impacts...
Biofuewatch briefing about the White Rose “CCS” project
UPDATE: In September 2015, Drax announced that they were pulling out of this project which therefore now seems unlikely to go ahead. The White Rose “CCS” project: Why its "carbon capture" plans are doubtful and why public subsidies should not be spent on Drax’s new...
Asunción Declaration Rejects all Genetically Engineered Trees
Asunción Declaration Rejects all Genetically Engineered Trees "We, agronomists, biologists, geneticists, Indigenous Peoples, foresters, activists, attorneys, community organizers, ecologists and others coming together on 22 November 2014 in Asunción, Paraguay from...
Open Letter to European Parliament Calls for an End to Destructive Biofuels Policies
Almost 200 civil society groups around the world have published an open letter to the European Parliament, ahead of a vote on important reforms to EU biofuels policy. The letter calls on Parliamentarians to take action to restrict Europe's demand for biofuels. Without...
Campaigners warn Government against granting up to £1 billion of tax payers’ money for Drax carbon capture scheme
Biofuelwatch, London Mining Network and Corporate Watch press release for immediate use 19th February 2015 Campaigners warn Government against granting up to £1 billion of tax payers' money for Drax carbon capture scheme White Rose Coal Power plant with Carbon Capture...
Critical information and resistance to geoengineering
Introducing GeoengineeringMonitor.org: An alliance of civil society groups has just launched a new website, Geoengineering Monitor. The website will provide a space for publishing critical perspectives on, building resistance to and tracking developments related to...
Response to Defra’s Review of Local Air Quality Management Consultation on regulatory and guidance changes
Biofuelwatch response to Defra's consultation Review of Local Air Quality Management Consultation on regulatory and guidance changes, published December 2014
Outrage Over US Secret Approval of Genetically Engineered Trees
The International Campaign to STOP GE Trees, Dogwood Alliance & Biofuelwatch Groups Condemn US for Bowing to Industry, Ignoring Widespread Public Opposition New York (29 Jan 2015 ) Groups from around the world [1] today joined together to denounce the US...
Public Meeting (London, 5/2): Biomass and Coal – Burning the Future
Tickets are free but please book via Eventbrite to avoid disappointment! We will have a speaker from a US alliance of conservation organisations that are campaigning against the destruction of their country's forests to produce pellets for Drax and other UK power...