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...
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...
On Friday, 6th February, Transition Town Kingston are hosting a debate on Energy Policy between Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (and the local MP) and Duncan Law from Biofuelwatch: TTK host a discussion: "Energy for the future - is policy...
During a 'National Day of Action to Save our Southern Forests' more that 50,000 US citizens delivered messages to the UK Energy Minister Ed Davey requesting him to end the destruction of forests in the southern US caused by misguided renewable energy policies and...
Guatemala: Grassroots organizations criticise palm oil roundtable consultation
A Global Overview of Wood-based Bioenergy: Production, Consumption, Trends and Impacts, Global Forest Coalition
Air Quality report slams UK failure to tackle air pollution The Environmental Audit Committee has slammed the UK’s failure to seriously tackle air pollution in a new report, published today[1]. Campaigners are warning that ‘red tape cutting’, in combination with...
Position Paper of La Vía Campesina: Environmental and Climate Justice Now!
On the 15th of November 2014 Biofuelwatch held a training session for volunteers in London. Almuth Ernsting, founding co-director of Biofuelwatch started with an overview of bio-energy. She showed why it is not possible to have sustainable large-scale bio-energy....
Further representation about REACT's application for a biomass gasifier in Plymouth
Forests not Fuel, Global Forest Coalition's statement from the 1st International Meeting on Wood-based Bioenergy - Asuncion, Paraguay, 20th to 21st November 2014
Papua-Wide meeting calls for 10 year Moratorium on Plantation and Forestry Industries, See here for the list of organisations which signed the declaration
Update: The application has since been approved by the Planning Inspectorate, following an appeal by the developer. However, the plant was never built and the planning consent has expired. Last night campaigners won a significant victory in their battle to stop a...
Residents and environmental campaigners to protest against ‘dirty and unsustainable’ biomass gasifier plans for Avonmouth For immediate release 3rd November 2014 Bristol City Councillors are to be met by air pollution and environmental protesters before Wednesday’s...
Joint letter to Councillors regarding Nexterra/Balfour Beatty planning application for an 11 MW biomass gasifier in Avonmouth, by Avon Coalition Against Big Biofuels, Avonmouth Dust Forum and Biofuelwatch
Joint letter to Bristol City Councillors regarding Nexterra's and Balfour Beatty's planning application for an 11 MWe biomass gasifier in Avonmouth, by Avon Coalition Against Big Biofuels, Avonmouth Dust Forum and Biofuelwatch
Biofuelwatch press release – for immediate use Green Bank targeted at anniversary event over finance for dirty energy projects Photos available here: http://www.demotix.com/news/6132918/london-owls-biomass-protest-green-investment-banks-birthday#media-6132860...
Biofuelwatch objection to Nexterra's and Balfour Beatty's planning application for a biomass gasifier in Avonmouth (Bristol City Council)