Wind and solar, not biomass, have been key to the UK’s partial coal phase-out so far
New Biofuelwatch analysis In 2016, the UK generated 72% less...
EU and UK Bioenergy Policy
Bioenergy in the European Commission’s proposal for a post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive
Bioenergy in the European Commission’s proposed post-202 EU Renewable Energy Directive:...
UK Government’s coal phase-out proposal full of loopholes
Loopholes in UK ‘coal phase-out’ proposals boost coal burning until 2025...
Secretary of State issues dismissive response to #AxeDrax petition
Biofuelwatch will continue to build the #AxeDrax campaign to shut down...
Briefings about the UK’s biomass greenhouse gas and sustainability standards
Biofuelwatch has published a policy analysis briefing about the UK’s biomass...
Recommendations to UK policymakers: Joint briefing by Biofuelwatch and UK Without Incineration Network
Policy recommendations by Biofuelwatch and the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network...
Biofuewatch briefing about the White Rose “CCS” project
UPDATE: In September 2015, Drax announced that they were pulling out...
Indonesia on the front line: Impacts of biofuel expansion for people, forests and climate
Indonesia on the front line: Impacts of biofuel expansion for people,...
A new look at land-grabs in the global South linked to EU biomass policies
A new look at land-grabs in the global south linked to...
DECC’s latest renewable electricity subsidy guarantees threaten forests, communities and climate
+ Drax have been guaranteed subsidies for converting a second of...
Treasury response to MP about public loan guarantees for big biomass
See here and here for a response by the Treasury to...
Biomass Sustainability Standards – a Credible Tool for Avoiding Negative Impacts from Large-scale Bioenergy?
Biomass Sustainability Standards – a Credible Tool for Avoiding Negative Impacts...