Photo: Dogwood Alliance - clear-felled forest in theSouthern USA Edinburgh - 16th December 2020 Environmental campaign organisation Biofuelwatch warns that the Scottish Government’s updated Climate Change Plan for 2018-32, [1] published today, relies heavily on...
Press Releases
International groups warn that new German subsidies for coal-to biomass conversions could cause damage to forests around the world
[Scroll down for the German version of the Press Release] 21st October 2020 - 26 environmental NGOs from the USA and Estonia have sent a letter to membersof the Bundesrat ahead of tomorrow’s debate about a reform to the Renewable Energy Law (EEG) which, the groups...
NGO investigation puts European Investment Bank’s due diligence process for large biomass plant loan into question
15th September 2020 - An investigative report [1] published today by the environmental NGOs Biofuelwatch [2] and Salva la Selva [3] raises serious questions about the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) due diligence process related to a €60 million loan for a biomass...
YOUGOV POLL: JUST 23% OF BRITONS BELIEVE BURNING WOOD FOR ELECTRICITY SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS ‘RENEWABLE ENERGY’
As the COVID‐19 lockdown is eased, the British public believes the UK’s recovery phase must prioritise true clean energy sources, such as wind and solar power LONDON – 22 July 2020 – A new online YouGov poll has found fewer than one in four Britons (23%) think...
International Forest Campaigners Urge Dutch Government to Act following SER’s Advice to Phase Out Biomass Power and Heat
9th July 2020 – US American and Estonian forest campaigners welcome the conclusion of the Social and Economic Council (SER) in the Netherlands that the burning wood for heat or electricity should be phased out [1] and call on the Dutch government to act immediately to...
Climate victory for students as university drops Drax. Who’s next?
23rd June 2020 - Student climate campaigners from the University of Sheffield have enjoyed a huge victory as the university has decided to stop using dirty electricity supplied by Drax Group,[1] which generates electricity mostly by burning biomass from trees. The...
Press release: Campaigners warn consultation loophole could lead to more subsidies for forest destruction
London, 29th May 2020 - Today, hundreds of environmental campaigners are calling on the UK Government to take urgent climate action by ensuring that future renewable subsidies are not used to fund burning trees in UK power stations. Over 800 individuals [1] as well as...
Biomass report by Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency slammed as a “greenwash” by international environment campaigners
Amsterdam, 8th May, 2020 - Today’s publication of a long-awaited biomass report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has been greeted with alarm by international environmental organizations [1] who denounce it for failing for biomass subsidies in the...
Press release: Mass online “Love Trees Axe Drax” protest on Earth Day denounces Drax Plc
Climate campaigners join in Earth Day digital action to denounce the world’s biggest wood burner, Drax Power Station 22nd April 2020 - As Drax Plc holds its Annual General Meeting on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, nature and climate campaigners from across the UK...
32 organisations worldwide call on BlackRock to drop Drax
A coalition of 32 environmental organisations worldwide has sent a letter to the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, asking it to divest from Drax Plc, owner of the world’s largest wood-burning power station in the UK, and to clarify its position on biomass...
As UN Climate COP launches in Madrid Activists in Chile Demand Rejection of Neoliberal Model and Removal of Chile from COP Presidency
From Global Justice Ecology Project and Biofuelwatch For Immediate Release: 2 December 2019 Español abajo Contact: Steve Taylor in the U.S. +1.314.210.1322 In Chile: Anne Petermann (English) +1.716.364.1188 Gary Graham Hughes (Spanish and English) +1.707.223...
240 Civil Society Groups Call on Indonesian Government to Investigate Suspicious Death of Indonesian Environmental Human Rights Defender
London, 31st October 2019 - In solidarity with Indonesian colleagues[1], Biofuelwatch has joined civil society groups around the world to call on the Indonesian government to launch a thorough and transparent investigation...
Campaigners call on Government to stop Drax from fuelling environmental injustice, forest destruction and climate breakdown
Campaigners and communities call on Government to stop Drax from fuelling environmental injustice, forest destruction and climate breakdown For immediate release London, 9th October 2019 - A coalition of campaigners have gathered outside the Department for...
Climate campaigners denounce approval of UK’s biggest ever gas power project
London, 4th October 2019 - Today’s decision by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [1] to allow Drax Plc’s planning application for the UK’s largest ever gas-fired power capacity will lock the UK into dirty energy production for...
Protests against International Aviation Emissions Strategy – Press Release
Planned protests in Montreal at International Aviation Assembly (24th of September to 4th of October) // New briefing exposes plans for palm oil in the airplane tank & aviation emissions scheme (CORSIA) as set to fail to reduce aviation emissions Montreal/ Vienna,...
Broad Coalition Sends Letter to California Governor, Urging Rejection of Controversial Global Aviation Climate Scheme
California Tropical Forest Standard endorsement would put California stamp of approval on dubious plan of global aviation industry to address climate damage with carbon offsets and biofuels for “carbon neutral growth” San Francisco, 19 June 2019 – A diverse coalition...
Environmental campaigners protest against Humber Renewables Awards for UK’s single biggest CO2 emitter, Drax Plc.
Hull, 14th June 2019 – Last night, environmental campaigners greeted attendees of the 2019 Humber Renewables Awards ceremony [1] in Hessle, Hull with a banner protest against the presentation of one of the awards to Drax Plc, owners of the UK’s single biggest power...
Environmental coalition warns against false climate solutions in Committee on Climate Change report
Leading environmental groups call for an end to UK subsidy programme for power plants relying on forests for fuel and highliht need for the Govenrment to invest in genuine renewables to meet net zero emissions target The UK government’s continued support for burning...