Drax AGM Protest: No to Coal and Biomass, 23rd April Campaigners disrupted the Drax AGM by unfurling a banner reading "No to biomass and coal – shut down Drax" and and accusing company directors of misleading the public over claims that their biomass conversion is...
23rd April // 12:00 // The Grocers’ Hall, Princes Street, London EC2R 8AD Drax power station in Yorkshire is converting 3 of its 6 units to run on biomass. Since its last AGM it has converted and opened one unit and burned up to 5.5 million tonnes of green wood...
IPCC support for “false solutions” denounced by climate justice activists, Joint Press release by Biofuelwatch, Ecologistas en Accion, Econexus, ETC Group, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Global Forest Coalition, Global Justice Ecology Project,...
For immediate use Thursday 10th April 2014 Media Contacts: Oliver Munnion on 07917693337 or oli.munnion@biofuelwatch.org.uk Photographs available here: https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/biomess-awards/biomess-awardsphotos/ DECC announced as winner of Biomess Award as...
Considering a Moneypoint Biomass Conversion is the Wrong Direction for Ireland, US and UK environmental groups warn -Switch to Biomass Would Endanger Southern U.S. Forests, Increase Carbon Emissions and Harm Communities in Ireland and Abroad, joint Press Release by...
Please note: Last minute venue change for #biomessawards - please meet at 7pm at Grange St Paul's Hotel, 10 Godliman St, EC4V 5AJ - just south of St Pauls, in from Café Rouge Photographs will be available from our website shortly after the event...
Trees, Trash, and Toxics: How Biomass Energy Has Become the New Coal, by Mary S. Booth, Partnership for Policy Integrity
Failed investment in biomass calls industry into question: Bad news for biomass industry: failed investment marks a sobering conclusion to annual industry event in Florida Joint Press release by Biofuelwatch, Dogwood Alliance and Global Justice Ecology Project
Biofuelwatch media release – for immediate use 27th March 2014 Media contact: Oliver Munnion 07917693337 Forth Energy drops all biomass plans in Scotland – campaigners welcome news but issue warning to new developers Forth Energy, formerly a joint venture between...
[This Fundraising Appeal is now closed. Many thanks to all who have generously contributed!] In the Brazilian state of Maranhão, communities, the livelihoods and land rights of traditional communities are under serious threat from large-scale eucalyptus...
See here and here for a response by the Treasury to a letter sent by Charlotte Leslie MP. Note that + The Treasury states that they do not consider sustainability in their assessment and due diligence under the Guarantee Scheme, i.e when deciding to which projects...
Joint response by Biofuelwatch and Econexus to the European Commission's consultation on Consultation on Community Guidelines on State Aid for Environmental Protection
What Is Climate Geoengineering? Word Games in the Ongoing Debates Over a Definition , Article in Truthout by Rachel Smolker of Biofuelwatch
Biofuelwatch Response to Consultation on Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Draft Post-Implementation Review
Biofuelwatch media release – for immediate use 4th February 2014 Media contacts: Almuth Ernsting - 01316232600 Duncan Law - 07958635181 Biomass industry “playing with fire” say campaigners as Ironbridge power station suffers blaze Today's fire at Ironbridge biomass...
Biomass Sustainability Standards – a Credible Tool for Avoiding Negative Impacts from Large-scale Bioenergy? Briefing by Biofuelwatch, Global Forest Coalition and Econexus
Note: The information in the briefing was accurate in 2014, at the time of publication. There have been changes since then and Biofuelwatch intends to publish an update following an expected further Government announcement expected in December 2015. Subsidising...
- Note: This consultation is now closed and the alert only remains as a record, for information - The UK Government is introducing new subsidies for energy classed as renewable, called Contracts for Difference. Their subsidy rules and proposals are a major boost for...