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RESOURCES ON BIOMASS
Biomass campaign materials and briefings A list of peer-reviewed studies, NGO reports, briefings and letters on biomass Why biomass electricity should not receive renewable energy subsidies Frequently Asked Questions about Biomass - and their answers Biomass Basics...
Newsletter June 2020
We have a packed newsletter for you this month with lots to cover, update you on and campaigns for you to lend your voice to. In this update you will find: Click here to sign up to our mailing list Click here to share our newsletter on twitter Coronavirus...
Campaign success! but our drive to stop existing biomass subsides continues….
In 2018, the government finally introduced stricter greenhouse gas limits and minimum efficiency standards for biomass plants, which has prevented even more subsidies being awarded to burning wood in power plants. This followed many years of campaigning by...
Important consultation: Help stop new subsidies for high-carbon biomass power in UK
Update: The Government consultation period ended on 29th May. Thank you to everyone who took part. Please click the link below to email your MP about stopping new renewable subsides for tree burning power stations. Click here to contact your MP...
Biofuelwatch security protocols on Zoom
1. Zoom links for online events will only be shared with people who have registered for the event, and not put on public platforms such as our website, Eventbrite and Facebook. 2. The “waiting room” function in Zoom will be enabled, so the host has to allow...
A Message from Biofuelwatch
For those of you on the Burned screening tonight, we are so sorry for the extremely traumatic footage shared anonymously after the film. We have informed the police and will do everything we can to help them find and prosecute the people responsible. We lodged a...
Biofuelwatch Newsletter March 2020
Dear Biofuelwatch Supporters Welcome to our first newsletter of 2020 full of updates about campaigns that we – and you – have been supporting, and policy developments. Important reading for anyone who wants to see meaningful responses to climate change and who is...
BlackRock Open Letter
Dear Michelle Edkins, Head of Responsible Investing, We represent 32 environmental organizations based in over 17 countries worldwide with expertise in biomass power. Consistent with your new focus on climate change and your policy on coal, we urge you to divest from...
New Briefing on BlackRock and Biomass
Biofuelwatch has written a new briefing: Why BlackRock should Divest from Biomass, starting with Drax PLC. BlackRock is the world's biggest asset manager, with over US$6.5 trillion in capital under its management. It holds 5% of Drax's stock, making it one of...
California State Legislature Flirtation with Climate Geoengineering Raises Questions and Merits Scrutiny
By Gary Graham Hughes, Biofuelwatch [add-this] A mysterious bill regarding the development of a protocol for measuring “radiative forcing” as a climate action indicator stalled out in the California Senate last year. While legislative staff for the author of the bill...
What have we learned about biochar since 2011?
In 2011 Biofuelwatch published Biochar: A Critical Review of Science and Policy. In that report we highlighted the uncertainties about biochar including the large land area that would be required to supply biomass for a global scale impact, the contradictory results...
Biofuelwatch report about climate finance for biomass cookstoves
Improved biomass cookstoves: should they receive climate finance? Report by Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch that contributes to Global Forest Coalition research into German climate finance. Summary: Clean and efficient biomass cookstoves have been attracting...
CORSIA: Spanish briefing
Una solución falsa a la amenaza real de las emisiones de la aviación [maxbutton id="9" url="https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/corsia-briefing-ES.pdf" ] La Organización para la Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI) de la ONU propone alcanzar un...
Biofuelwatch Newsletter November 2019
Dear Biofuelwatch supporters, Welcome to our latest newsletter full of updates about campaigns that we – and you – have been supporting, and policy developments. Important reading for anyone who wants to see meaningful responses to climate change and who is concerned...
Chile Pulls Out of Hosting COP 25
Prioritizing Equity Means Addressing Injustice of Monoculture Tree Plantations Recent events in Chile have forced a withdrawal of the upcoming United Nations climate meetings in Santiago de Chile. In a fully unexpected convulsion of street action and spontaneous mass...
IATA’s false claims about Biofuelwatch’s briefing about CORSIA
The International Air Transport Association has published a web page with the title "Countering Misinformation on Sustainable Aviation Fuels". It is a critique of Biofuelwatch's briefing about the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation...
NOT A CONFERENCE! A CALL TO ACTION! October 11-14, 2019 Shawnee National Forest (U.S)
We are pleased to sponsor: The 2019 North American Forest & Climate Movement Convergence Shawnee National Forest, Southern Illinois (U.S.) October 11 through October 14 2019– culminating on Indigenous Peoples’ Day To join us register here “This...