VattenFAIL: civil society groups in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands and Brussels call out Vattenfall's investments in wood bioenergy and continued fossil fuels burning 26th April 2022 – Yesterday and today, coinciding with Vattenfall’s AGM, banner protests against the...
Press releases – Europe (except UK)
Urwälder für Hamburger Wärmeproduktion verfeuern?
“Nachhaltigkeitskodex” der Hamburger Energiewerke taugt nicht zum Schutz von Wäldern und Klima Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch 21.April 2023 - Der von den Hamburger Energiewerken erstellte „Nachhaltigkeitskodex für den Einsatz von Biomasse...
Umweltorganisationen entsetzt über LEAGs Holzpellet-Strategie
Holzenergie ist nicht zukunftsfähig, sondern zerstört Wälder und Klima 23. März 2023 Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD, NABU und Biofuelwatch 23. März 2023 - Auf heutige Medienberichte, dass das Lausitzer Energieunternehmen LEAG den Pellethersteller Wismar...
Umweltverbände fordern Stopp der Pläne zur Holzverbrennung im Kraftwerk Tiefstack
Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung: Hamburger Kraftwerk Tiefstack: Pläne zur klimaschädlichen Holzverbrennung stoppen!// Umweltorganisationen fordern ein Ende des Greenwashings und volle Transparenz zu den Plänen / CO2-freie Alternativen müssen offen diskutiert werden...
Sustainable Biomass Program: Certifying paperwork without looking at the forest
Joint report by Biofuelwatch, Comite Schone Lucht, Dogwood Alliance, and Estonian Fund for Nature en Leefmilieu Click here to download the full report (updated May 2023) Click here to download the report in Dutch (updated May 2023) Executive Summary Dutch pellet...
UK press release about report on BECCS and carbon capture from waste incineration
New report exposes claims made about bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to be based on hype, not real-world experience - for immediate release - 28th November 2022 - Today, Biofuelwatch has released a comprehensive report about carbon capture from...
Klare Haltung gegen EU-Anreize für Holzverbrennung in Kraftwerken gefordert
Protest vor Bundeswirtschaftsministerium in Berlin zum Internationalen Aktionstag gegen das industrielle Verfeuern von Biomasse 21. Oktober 2022 Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, Biofuelwatch und NABU Am heutigen internationalen...
Holzverfeuerung in Lausitzer Kohlekraftwerken
Umweltorganisationen warnen vor Klima- und Umweltauswirkungen / Aktuelle LEAG-Pläne zu sogenanntem Co-Firing bedrohen Klima und Wälder / Umweltorganisationen fordern Bepreisung von CO2 aus Holzverbrennung, Stopp aller Ausbaupläne für das Verfeuern von Holz in...
Press release: Environmental Groups from Netherlands and 5 pellet supplying countries urge much faster wood biomass phaseout
Environmental groups from countries supplying wood pellets to The Netherlands demand a much faster and more comprehensive phase out of wood bioenergy subsidies than planned - for immediate release - Amsterdam, 20th June 2022 – 31 environmental organisations in the...
Environmental and climate justice campaigner hold Day of Action urging Vattenfall to move Beyond Burning
Street protests in Germany, Netherlands and UK accompanied by international social media action, denouncing Vattenfall’s investments in wood bioenergy as well as continued fossil fuel burning 27th April 2022 - Today, ahead of tomorrow’s Vattenfall AGM, banner protests...
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...
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...
Environmental groups from around the world urge French Government to ensure coal power plants are shut down, not converted to biomass
Paris, 28th February 2019 - An Open Letter by 46 environmental NGOs and networks from 19 countries (1) is being delivered to French Environment Minister, François de Rugy today, urging the government to rule out permission to convert Cordemais power station or any...
Press release: Open Letter Calls on Ireland to Reject West Offaly Power Station extension and biomass conversion
Groups Demand Ireland Protect Forests & Our Climate Open Letter Calls on Ireland to Reject West Offaly Power Station extension and biomass conversion - for immediate release – 31st January 2019 - An Open Letter signed by 33 environmental NGOs objecting to biomass...
Finland’s Neste set to drive aviation palm oil deforestation, new report shows
9th January 2019 - A report published by the environmental NGO Biofuelwatch [1] reveals that the Finnish biofuel and oil company Neste, which expects to become the world’s biggest producer of aviation biofuels in 2019 [2], relies heavily on palm oil, a leading cause...