BECCS and Biochar
Biofuelwatch opposes climate geoengineering approaches such as BECCS and biochar. These technologies are unproven at scale and depend on vast amounts of biomass, with serious risks to forests, ecosystems and communities. They also risk delaying real climate action by diverting attention from urgent emissions cuts.
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Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage – Biofuelwatch submission
Biofuelwatch's submission to the Public Accounts Committee's inquiry into carbon capture usage and storage - November 2024. Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Carbon Capture Usage and Storage - Biofuelwatch submission
Rapport sur le projet de biochar proposé par MIRAIA à Garlin
Le biochar constitue une nouvelle menace pour les forêts françaises In English Cliquez ici pour télécharger le rapport complet un forêt près de Sauveterre-de-de-Béarn (photo: Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées) Résumé La start-up MIRAIA souhaite construire six ou sept usines de...
Biochar poses new threats to forests in France
MIRAIA's Garlin biochar project - joint report by Biofuelwatch and Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées Click here to download the report En français A wood near Sauveterre-de-Béarn (photo: Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées) Executive Summary The start-up company MIRAIA wants to...
Biochar: A critical perspective
New Biofuelwatch briefing, May 2024: What does the science tell us about whether biochar reliably stores carbon and boosts soil fertility? Click here to download the fully referenced briefing Klicken Sie hier, um die deutsche Version zu lesen Introduction: In 2011,...
Lynemouth Power Station: A smaller version of Drax
Lynemouth Power Station, owned by the Czech energy company EPH, is the second biggest biomass plant in the UK after Drax and one of the biggest in the world. The power station burns up to 1.5 million tonnes of wood every year. The majority of the wood is sourced from...
Real Zero Europe Statement
To avoid the worst effects of climate chaos, we must radically transform systems and achieve Real Zero Click here to download the joint statement with the list of signatories in English, Spanish, French, German or Italian To avoid the worst effects of climate chaos,...
Carbon capture from biomass and waste incineration: Hype versus reality
Full Report Executive Summary Executive Summary in German / Zusammenfassung auf Deutsch Executive Summary: Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) has been gaining traction in the debate around climate change mitigation, with governments developing funding...
BECCS Factsheet April 2023
Download our BECCS factsheet with a focus on Drax's proposal to capture CO2 from two of its large biomass units in Yorkshire.
Educational resources – biomass
Biomass – sustainable solution or eco-disaster? This session will give a brief introduction to biomass and outline the harmful impacts of large scale biomass production on natural habitats, communities and the climate. The session will include an introduction to...
Joint Statement on Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage by UK NGOs
19 environmental NGOs warn the UK government about the risks associated with Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) Click here for the full version with the list of signatories and references. March 2021 - The undersigned groups oppose using public funds to support industrial...
Negative Emissions Technologies: can they deliver?
A negative emission technology (NET) is a technological approach to removing greenhouse gases that have already been emitted into the atmosphere. That differs from “mitigation” which focuses on preventing emissions in the first place. Aside from concerns about how...
Geoengineering Gets Big Push In Deceptive Climate Bill Introduced In California State Legislature
By Gary Graham Hughes, California Policy Monitor, Biofuelwatch, March 2020 In a surreptitious yet aggressive effort to promote unproven and risky climate geoengineering, California state legislators have recently introduced a bill that places extensive emphasis on the...