Dear Biofuelwatch supporters, Welcome to our latest newsletter full of updates about campaigns that we – and you – have been supporting, and recent policy developments. Important reading for anyone who wants to see meaningful responses to climate change and who is...
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Biofuelwatch Newsletter July 2019
Dear Biofuelwatch supporter 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...
Open Letter to California State Assembly Opposing California Tropical Forest Standard
Click here to read Open Letter to Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and Eduardo Garcia ahead of the June 3rd Tropical Forest Standard Stakeholder Meeting Signed by Amazon Watch Asian Pacific Environmental Network System Change not Climate Change Biofuelwatch California...
Biofuelwatch Newsletter May 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...
Biofuelwatch Newsletter February 2019
Dear supporters, welcome to Biofuelwatch's first newsletter of 2019. Apologies for a longer than usual gap between newsletters, we have all been busy. For news of what we're up to, read on... Contents 1. Subsidies...
Success: How a large, polluting biomass power plant in Grangemouth got stopped
Update: In March 2019, Falkirk Council rejected a planning application which would have extended planning consent. This means that there is now no planning consent that would allow a biomass power plant to be built at Grangemouth Port. On 19th October 2018, a subsidy...
Written Representation to Drax Re-Power planning inquiry
Biofuelwatch submitted this Written Representation to the Drax Re-Power planning inquiry Written Representation on Drax Repower from Biofuelwatch The Drax Re-Power planning documents are accessible on the Planning Insprectorate's website here, which included...
Biofuelwatch Newsletter September 2018
Dear Biofuelwatch supporters Welcome to our latest newsletter, with updates about Drax Power Station, subsidies for biomass, cellulosic biofuels and a few things we've been getting up to internationally. Please read and share and, as always, contact us if you...
Biofuelwatch report: Dead End Road – The False Promise of Cellulosic Biofuels
Biofuelwatch has published its new in-depth report about cellulosic biofuels, with an in-depth look at each of the commercial-scale facilities worldwide claimed to have been commissioned or operational since 2010. Click here to download the full report (4 MB) Click...
New report reveals the true cost of Drax’s coal imports from Russia
Coal Action Network and Fern have released a report "Slow Death in Siberia" about the impact of coal in that region. 49% of the UK's coal imports come from Russia, and most Russian coal exported comes from the Kuzbass region in Siberia. The report depicts entire...
Following Time to Twig
Thanks for visiting this page. The purpose of the Time to Twig demo is explained here. For essential background read our Biomass Basics page. See too our page on Pellets Plantations and Deforestation. And a recent article in Red Pepper magazine: Don't believe the hype...
Biomass Basics
What are the problems with big biomass? In a nutshell - there are three problems: 1) It takes huge areas of land and huge quantities of wood to supply a tiny fraction of the energy we use. 2) Burning biomass emits CO2 to the atmosphere, just as burning fossil fuels...
Biomass and land use
How much more land do we need for energy from biomass compared to solar PV? Right now, all wood burned in UK power stations other than Drax Plc comes from the UK, mostly from conifer plantations. On average, one hectare of a UK conifer plantation will convert sunlight...
Summary of recent Biomass research
Produced by Biofuelwatch in collaboration with UK and US NGOs. Annotated Bibliography on Biomass Impacts_Oct 4 2017
Los planes de la OACI de usar biocombustibles en la aviación: una peligrosa distracción
Para bajar un pdf con la lista completa de organizaciones que han firmado la carta, por favor, haga click aquí In English - Auf Deutsch Los planes de la OACI de usar biocombustibles en la aviación: una peligrosa distracción Entre el 11 y el 13 de octubre,...
ICAO’s aviation biofuels plans: A dangerous distraction
6th October 2017 : Letter to the ICAO signed by 96 civil society organisations worldwide Please click here for a pdf with the full list of signatories En Español - Auf Deutsch From 11th to 13th October, the International Civil Aviation...
Aviation biofuels: How ICAO and industry plans could lead to planes flying on palm oil
New Biofuelwatch report on aviation biofuels released 6th October 2017 How biofuels fit in with the aviation industry’s and ICAO’s growth strategy Aviation biofuels: the state of play Unlikely contenders: Aviation biofuels made from anything other than vegetable oils...
New report argues algae biofuels are overhyped and unacceptably risky
Latest in Biotechnology for Biofuels series September 26, 2017 As the Bio-Based Live Americas conference meets today to discuss topics including industrial scale production of biofuels and chemicals via genetically engineered (GE) microorganisms such as GE algae, a...