40 protesters held banners and leafletted outside Europe's largest biofuel conference this year, which took place in Newark, Nottinghamshire on 17th/18th October. Biofuelwatch helped to organise the event, which attracted national media interest. Click here for...
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How meaningful are “greenhouse gas standards” for biofuels in a global market?
Briefing by Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch Download
Protestors to target Industry and Government Biofuels conference and exhibition
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Madre Call for a Moratorium on Agrofuels
Press Release, madre.org
Response to Environmental Audit Committee consultation on biofuels
Response by Biofuelwatch.
Carbon dealers – Papua and Aceh, Aceh’s and Papua’s proposals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions
Report by Marianne Klute of Watch Indonesia.
Paving the Way for Agrofuels
Paving the Way for Agrofuels: EU policy, sustainability criteria and climate calculations Report by Corporate Europe Observatory, Grupo de Reflexion Rural and Transnational Institute
Vote on Thomsen report: 37 organisations call on EU to abandon plans for a 10% biofuel target
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Open Letter to MEPs: ‘Call on EU to abandon 10% biofuel target’.
Open Letter to MEPs signed by 34 organisations.
Response to public consultation on carbon and sustainability reporting under the RTFO
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Response to Climate Change Bill consultation
Response to Climate Change Bill consultation.
Report from Colombia emergency conference “Global Crisis, Human Rights and Agrofuels”
Report by Deepak Rughani, Biofuelwatch
Biofuel expansion threatens Europe’s wildlife as set-asides are to be scrapped
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Comments on CDM application for “Manufacturing of Bio-diesel from Crude Palm oil and Jatropha Oil” in Andhra Pradesh, India
Joint submission by Biofuelwatch and Fern.
Farmers, indigenous peoples and settlers ask President Evo Morales of Bolivia to reject agrofuels
Read the declaration here.
‘Reduced Emissions From Deforestation’: Can Carbon Trading Save Our Ecosystems?
Report by Deepak Rughani and Almuth Ernsting
Quito Declaration from the Communities Potentially Affected by Agrofuels
This declaration was read to the Minister of Energy of Ecuador, Quito, 29 June 2007.
New report calls for “reality check” on biofuels
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