Berlin rechnet sich Holzverbrennung schön und liefert fadenscheinige Begründung im Genehmigungsverfahren zum Holzheizkraftwerk Reuter West Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD, NABU und Biofuelwatch, 5.2.2026 Erhebliche ökologische, klimapolitische und...
European biomass campaign (excl. UK)
Report about the Green Gold Label biomass certification scheme
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EPH’s biomass business in Europe
Click here to download the briefing German version of the report Summary The EP holding (EPH) is one of Europe’s largest investors in climate-damaging energy, primarily in fossil fuels, but also in wood-fired power plants in Germany, the UK, the Czech Republic,...
Response to Greek government consultation to increase logging for biomass energy
Biofuelwatch response to Greek government consultation about changes to forest management, 21st March 2025 I am writing on behalf of Biofuelwatch, a European/US non-profit organisation which has been researching and informing about the impacts of different forms of...
Beating Europe’s forests to a pulp
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...
Klimaschädliche Fernwärme: Die Pläne für ein neues Holz-Heizkraftwerk in Chemnitz
Infopapier von NABU, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch Bitte hier klicken um das Papier herunterzuladen Das geplante Holzheizkraftwerk (HHKW) von eins-Energie in Chemnitz soll jährlich bis zu 96.000 Tonnen Frischholz verbrennen – also hauptsächlich...
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...
Infopapier über das von Hansekraft geplante Holz-HKW in Stade
Die Pläne für ein riesiges Altholzkraftwerk in Stade Gemeinsames Infopapier von NABU, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch, unterstützt von der BI Bützfleth Bürgerinitiative für eine umweltfreundliche Industrie Hier klicken um das Papier herunterzuladen In...
Joint report about Power2X bio-methanol proposal in Pärnu, Estonia
Power2X proposes destroying ancient forest for a technology with a long record of failure Click here to download the joint report by Biofuelwatch and Save Estonia's Forests Click here to download the report in Estonian Summary: A Dutch start-up company, Power2X, is...
Dutch government rules out new subsidies for burning wood for energy
Good news from the Netherlands, where campaign groups have been working hard to stop the burning of wood, much of it imported, in heat and power stations. In February 2021, the Dutch Parliament adopted a temporary stop to rule out new subsidies for biomass heat...