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BIOFUELS

Biofuelwatch challenges the expansion of crop based and waste based biofuels for road transport and aviation. We highlight their real climate impacts, including indirect land use change, deforestation, land grabbing, and risks to food security and human rights. We call for genuine emissions reductions rather than replacing fossil fuels with other forms of burning.

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.

#AXEDRAX CAMPAIGN

The Axe Drax campaign challenges large scale tree burning for electricity and the public subsidies that support it. We oppose the expansion of biomass power and plans to combine it with carbon capture. Our work focuses on protecting forests, exposing false climate claims, and ending support for destructive bioenergy.

BIOENERGY IN CALIFORNIA

In California, bioenergy and carbon removal proposals are being promoted as climate solutions. Biofuelwatch tracks these developments and highlights the risks of locking in combustion based infrastructure and expanding biomass demand. We advocate for real climate action based on cutting fossil fuel use, not replacing it with large scale bioenergy.

EUROPE: SUPPORT FOR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST BIG BIOMASS ACROSS EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

We support campaigns across Europe opposing large scale biomass and related infrastructure. Our work connects groups across countries and shares evidence on climate impacts, forest loss, biodiversity harm, air pollution and community impacts. We push for policies that prioritise real renewables and reduced energy demand.

BIOMASS BACKGROUND

Biomass Basics explains why burning wood and other biomass is not a climate solution. It covers carbon emissions, forest impacts, air pollution and the problems with sustainability claims. This section provides clear explanations and links to evidence for people new to the issue.

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Biofuels

E-action: oppose the biofuels conversion at Grangemouth

May 28, 2025

Tell your msp: no biofuels at grangemouth!   The Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland recently closed with the loss of over 400 jobs. On the advice of the corporate owners, INEOS and PetroChina, the British and Scottish governments are pursuing a variety of...

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BECCS and Biochar

BECCS Factsheet April 2023

Mar 30, 2022

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

Mar 15, 2022

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...

Negative Emissions Technologies: can they deliver?

Negative Emissions Technologies: can they deliver?

Dec 17, 2020

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...

BECCS and Biochar page

#AxeDrax Campaign

#AxeDrax, October 22

#AxeDrax, October 22

Sep 19, 2016

(and October 19th in London) Update: See here for a report on these two demos, including photos and links to video footage, and here for notice of the next one in April 2017. Demo and celebration at Drax Power Station (near South Gate), 22nd October 2016, 1 - 5 pm....

Getting to #AxeDrax

Sep 15, 2016

There are a variety of ways you can get to #AxeDrax : By car or minibus It's easy to get to Drax by road and it would be really helpful if you're driving to offer a lift to others. If you have a lift to offer or if you are interested in getting a lift, please fill in...

Secretary of State issues dismissive response to #AxeDrax petition

Jul 4, 2016

Biofuelwatch will continue to build the #AxeDrax campaign to shut down Drax by getting their subsidies stopped.  Find out more here and email us at biofuelwatch@ymail.com to subscribe to our announcement list and find out how else you can get involved in the campaign....

#AxeDrax Campaign page

Bioenergy in California

Bioenergy in California

Europe: Support for campaigns against big biomass across European countries

Beating Europe’s forests to a pulp

Beating Europe’s forests to a pulp

Mar 21, 2025

The scale of biomass-burning at the EU's pulp and paper mills - Joint Report by Biofuelwatch and Environmental Paper Network Click here to download the report as a pdf Summary This investigation aims to quantify the scale of primary woody biomass burning for energy...

Real links between wildfires and biomass energy in Portugal

Feb 28, 2025

Report by Acrescimo, IRIS, Quercus and BiofUelwatch Click here to download the report Introduction The Pilling on the Pressure report, published at the beginning of 2023, together with Biofuelwatch, revealed a worrying trend (see graph on page 7): according to the...

Europe: Support for campaigns against big biomass across European countries

Biomass Basics

money into forest biomass (Four)

Learn more about why burning wood and other biomass is not a climate solution. This section provides clear explanations and links to evidence for people new to the issue.

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