As part of our ongoing "Banking on Big Biomass" campaign, Biofuelwatch and UK Without Incineration Network paid a visit to the Green Investment Bank (GIB) at their Annual Review in London on Thursday the 25th of June 2015. The Green Investment Bank (GIB) was set-up to...
Events and Protests
#axedrax 2015: action round up
on Wednesday 22nd April 2015, we celebrated earth day by targeting the uk's biggest power station at its company agm. highlights of the day included: a lively protest held together with the london mining network outside the agm, disruption inside the agm, a stunt at...
New Video – Biomass & Coal: Why you should join the #axedrax demonstration on Apr 22
Video by Reel News Want to #axedrax with us? Here's what you can do! Come to #axedrax in London on 22nd April - find out more Invite your friends to #axedrax on our facebook event page Take part in the #axedrax Thunderclap! Sign the petition: No public funds for a new...
Public Meeting (London, 5/2): Biomass and Coal – Burning the Future
Tickets are free but please book via Eventbrite to avoid disappointment! We will have a speaker from a US alliance of conservation organisations that are campaigning against the destruction of their country's forests to produce pellets for Drax and other UK power...
Energy for the future – is policy fit for purpose – Debate between Secretary of State Ed Davey and Duncan Law from Biofuelwatch
On Friday, 6th February, Transition Town Kingston are hosting a debate on Energy Policy between Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (and the local MP) and Duncan Law from Biofuelwatch: TTK host a discussion: "Energy for the future - is policy...
50,000+ messages to UK minister and EU Commissioners to Save our Southern Forests
During a 'National Day of Action to Save our Southern Forests' more that 50,000 US citizens delivered messages to the UK Energy Minister Ed Davey requesting him to end the destruction of forests in the southern US caused by misguided renewable energy policies and...
Biofuelwatch Training Event
On the 15th of November 2014 Biofuelwatch held a training session for volunteers in London. Almuth Ernsting, founding co-director of Biofuelwatch started with an overview of bio-energy. She showed why it is not possible to have sustainable large-scale bio-energy....
Green Investment Bank 2nd Birthday protest
A lively protest - complete with cake and burning trees for candles - took place to coincide with the Green Investment Bank's 2nd birthday event, where the bank's vision for 2020 was set out. We were calling on the bank to ditch its dirty and polluting investments in...
Talk for Transition & Friends of the Earth Hull, 10th November 2014
We'll be speaking at a Transition & Friends of the Earth Hull meeting in November, and the topic of False Green Solutions and the impacts of industrial bioenergy. Monday 10th November, 7pm, Boulevard Village Hall, Hull HU3 3EJ.
Earth First! Summer Gathering – August 28-31 2014
We'll be facilitating a workshop on industrial bioenergy and its impacts, with Avonmouth Coalition Against Big Biofuels. EF! Summer Gathering - 28-31 August, South West
Reclaim the Fields Gathering, Fife, 22-24 August
On the 22-24 August, Reclaim the Fields Scotland will be hosting the RTF UK Gathering at Monimail Tower, Fife. Biofuelwatch will be facilitating a discussion on "Energy, Independence and Land Reform", looking at radical solutions to Scotland's unjust, inequitable and...
Reclaim the Power, Blackpool, 14-20 August
Biofuelwatch will be supporting Reclaim the Power, 14-20 August 2014 near Blackpool, taking action against fracking. We'll be running a workshop on bioenergy - look out for us in the programme!
Edinburgh Green Bank Annual Review Protest Photos
Credit: Alice Myers
Protesters target Green Bank Annual Review over dirty investments
Biofuelwatch media release – for immediate use Wednesday 25th June Protesters target Green Bank Annual Review over dirty investments Photographs available here: https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2014/london-gib-photos/ Environmental groups [1] staged a protest at the...
London GIB Annual review Photos
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Second Open letter to Green Bank from Avonmouth residents calls to an end to big biomass investments
At the Green Investment Bank's London Annual Review today a Biofuelwatch campaigner handed the bank an open letter signed by Avonmouth residents and organisations involved in the campaign to stop Helius Energy's big biomass power station in Avonmouth. Residents have...
Open Letter to Green Bank calls for end to biomass investments
18 organisations and individuals including three MSPs, Biofuelwatch, Friends of the Earth Scotland and residents of impacted areas, have published an open letter (see below) to the Green Investment Bank ahead of its Annual Review in Edinburgh this week. The letter...
Anti-biomass and coal Campaigners disrupt Drax AGM and call for UK’s most polluting power station to close
For immediate use Wednesday 23rd April 2014 Photographs available here: https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2014/drax-protest-photos/ Media Contacts: Oliver Munnion on 07917693337 or oli.munnion@biofuelwatch.org.uk Duncan Law 07958635181 or dl@duncanlaw.co.uk Almuth...