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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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...
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...
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...
Intergovernmental Climate Report Leaves Hopes Hanging on Fantasy Technology
Intergovernmental Climate Report Leaves Hopes Hanging on Fantasy Technology, Truth Out, article by Rachel Smolker
What Is Climate Geoengineering? Word Games in the Ongoing Debates Over a Definition
What Is Climate Geoengineering? Word Games in the Ongoing Debates Over a Definition , Article in Truthout by Rachel Smolker of Biofuelwatch
Biochar’s Unproven Claims – Factsheet
Biochar's Unproven Claims A 3-page factsheet summing up the main findings of the 2011 Biofuelwatch report "Biochar: A Critical Report of Science and Policy" as well as recent scientific and policy developments, substantially updated 1st July 2013
Where’s The Lorax When We Need Him?
Where’s The Lorax When We Need Him?, Rachel Smolker, Huffington Post
Geoengeering The Sky Is Not “Normal”
Geoengeering The Sky Is Not “Normal”, Rachel Smolker, Huffington Post
Typhoons, Climate Negotiations and a Reality Check
Typhoons, Climate Negotiations and a Reality Check, Rachel Smolker, Huffington Post
Biochar: Black Gold or Just Another Snake Oil Scheme?
Biochar: Black Gold or Just Another Snake Oil Scheme?, Rachel Smolker, Earth Island Journal
Science or Propaganda: New hype about Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage
Science or Propaganda: New hype about Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage, Almuth Ernsting, Hands Off Mother Earth blog
Biochar: A Cause for Concern?
Biochar: A Cause for Concern?, Almuth Ernsting, The Ecologist Blog