[add-this] 5th August 2016 – Biofuelwatch [1], an environmental campaigning organisation warns that a sustainability certificate obtained by Drax plc, whose Yorkshire power station burns more wood than any other plant in the world, reveals the UK’s biomass...
Press Releases
E.On’s ambitious wood power station plans in France pose threat to forests
Open Letter: E.On’s ambitious wood power station plans in France pose threat to forests - for immediate release - Press release by Biofuelwatch, Denkhaus Bremen and SOS Forêt du Sud [add-this] 30th June 2016 – 26 civil society society groups worldwide have sent an...
UK’s largest power station hit by simultaneous protests at AGM in London and in Yorkshire, protesters demanding an end to subsidies
For immediate release London, 20th April 2016 - Environmental and human rights activists have gathered in London today for a colourful protest organised by Biofuelwatch [1] and Coal Action Network. [2] The protest targeted the AGM of Drax PLC, whose power station in...
Press release: Drax targeted at power station in Yorkshire, on day of company AGM
Drax is the largest coal-fired power station and the single greatest emitter of carbon in the UK and is now the biggest biomass power station in the world. People and Planet Sheffield, a human rights and environmental activist group, is protesting at Drax Power...
Civil society groups call on UN Agency to withdraw misleading report about second generation biofuel market
For Immediate Release: April 6th, 2016 Contact: Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch Co-Director, +44 131 6232 600, biofuelwatch@ymail.com Civil society groups call on UN Agency to withdraw misleading report about second generation biofuel market Edinburgh, Scotland –Today...
Biofuelwatch releases critical report on Biomass Power Station Gasification Proposal in Milford Haven
Biofuelwatch press release for immediate use: 17 February 2016 Biofuelwatch releases critical report on Biomass Power Station Gasification Proposal in Milford Haven An environmental campaigning organisation has today published a report [1] on a biomass gasification...
Destructive biofuels and wood-based biomass out of next Renewable Energy Directive say 120 organisations to EU renewables consultation
Campaigners say: False solutions to climate change do not cut emissions but damage land and livelihoods in other countries 10th February 2016 - 120 civil society organisations and networks from across the globe have published a declaration today, calling for bioenergy...
The Nightmare Before Christmas – Future GE Chestnuts: Ho Ho NO!
The nightmare before Christmas: Future GE Chestnuts: Ho Ho NO!, Press release by Global Justice Ecology Project, Indigenous Environment Network and Biofuelwatch, Stop GE Trees Coalition New York (15 December 2015)– In the midst of the holiday season, while thoughts...
Report warns of science-fiction solution being promoted at Paris Climate Conference
Report warns of science-fiction solution being promoted at Paris Climate Conference Paris, 1st December 2015 - The first in-depth and critical analysis of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) [1], a so-called “negative emissions” technology favoured by...
Coal phase-out must mean urgent closure of all coal power stations, including Drax, campaigners say
Press release by Biofuelwatch, Coal Action Network and Partnership for Policy Integrity, 18 November 2015 For immediate release COAL PHASE-OUT MUST MEAN URGENT CLOSURE OF ALL COAL POWER STATIONS, INCLUDING DRAX, CAMPAIGNERS SAY No mention of biomass electricity in...
Campaigners welcome Drax’s decision to pull out of destructive energy project
Campaigners welcome Drax's decision to pull out of destructive energy project: Biofuelwatch Media Advisory, 25th September 2015 Environmental campaigners welcome today’s news that Drax Plc has withdrawn from the proposed White Rose Project. The power station would...
International coalition of green groups speaks out against renewable energy subsidies being spent on biofuels and burning wood
Press release: Tuesday 8th September, 2015 International coalition of green groups speaks out against renewable energy subsidies being spent on biofuels and burning wood, warning of their disastrous impacts on biodiversity, communities and climate Briefing published...
Giant White Elephant Delivers Over 110,000 Signatures to Demand UK Stop Funding New Coal Plant Using Public Money
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE: Thursday, June 18, 2015 CONTACT: Oliver Munnion, 07917693337, oli.munnion@biofuelwatch.org.uk Suzie Gilbert, 07523 742 072, suzie@fitzgibbonmedia.com Giant White Elephant Delivers Over 110,000 Signatures to Demand UK Stop Funding New...
Power station petition signed by over 110,000 to be handed to DECC by giant White Elephant
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Thursday, June 18, 2015 CONTACT: Oliver Munnion, 07917693337, oli.munnion@biofuelwatch.org.uk Suzie Gilbert, 07523 742 072, suzie@fitzgibbonmedia.com Activists To Deliver Over 110,000 Signatures to Demand UK Stop Funding New Coal Plant Using...
Campaigners disrupt Drax AGM and take part in stunt at DECC over coal and biomass support
For immediate use Wednesday 22nd April 2015 PRESS RELEASE: Campaigners disrupt Drax AGM and take part in stunt at DECC over coal and biomass support Drax Plc AGM in London today disrupted by campaigner angry at forest and biodiversity impacts Lively protest marks...
Groups from both sides of the Atlantic call on DECC to end support for Drax power station
For immediate use Tuesday 21st April 2015 PRESS RELEASE: Groups from both sides of the Atlantic call on DECC to end support for Drax power station Photo opportunities: 1) TOMORROW, 14:00, Department of Energy and Climate Change offices, 3 Whitehall Place London SW1A...
Residents express concerns over RWE biomass plant at Markinch
Biofuelwatch press release for immediate use Thursday 5th March 2015 Residents express concerns over RWE biomass plant at Markinch Residents living near to RWE's biomass plant at Markinch and woodchipping facility in Cardenden, Fife, have spoken out about the impacts...
Campaigners warn Government against granting up to £1 billion of tax payers’ money for Drax carbon capture scheme
Biofuelwatch, London Mining Network and Corporate Watch press release for immediate use 19th February 2015 Campaigners warn Government against granting up to £1 billion of tax payers' money for Drax carbon capture scheme White Rose Coal Power plant with Carbon Capture...