Open Letter by RSPB, Friends of the Earth, ActionAid, Greenpeace, Biofuelwatch and Oxfam to Lord turner, Chair of the UK Committee on Climate Change, which is conducting a Bioenergy Review.
Report, briefings and presentations
Guide to ROCs, bioenergy and waste for MPs
Guide to ROCs, bioenergy and waste for MPs This guide discusses the key arguments against subsidies for electricity from biomass, biofuels and waste incineration which MPs may wish to consider with regards to proposed changes to rules under the Renewables Obligation....
Bioenergy and waste incineration in the Renewables Obligation and DECC Consultation
Bioenergy and waste incineration in the Renewables Obligation and DECC Consultation Biofuelwatch briefing about UK subsidies for electricity from biofuels, biomass and waste incineration in England and Wales and about proposals contained in a DECC consultation which...
Bionenergy and Waste Incineration in the Renewables Obligation: A Summary of Impacts
Bionenergy and Waste Incineration in the Renewables Obligation: A Summary of Impacts This Biofuelwatch briefing summarises key impacts of subsidies for electricity from bioenergy and waste incineration on climate change, biodiversity, air pollution and public health,...
Presentations from Public Meeting, 4th October, Lumen Centre
Please feel free to download these three presentations which were delivered at Biofuelwatch's Public Meeting on Tuesday 4th October. Presentation 1: 'Introduction to Bioenergy Subsidies', delivered by Rob Palgrave, Biofuelwatch Presentation 2: 'Biofuels in...
EEA Scientific Committee criticises EU bioenergy climate claims
The European Environment Agency's Scientific Committee has strongly criticised EU policy assumptions about greenhouse gas savings from both biofuels and biomass. Click here to read their published opinion.
Response to WorldStove’s critique of Biofuelwatch’s biochar report
Biofuelwatch response to WorldStove's critique of our report Biochar: A Critical Review of Science and Policy
Biofuelwatch Briefing: ‘The Reality Project’ on the Isle of Wight – Local and global threats
Biofuelwatch Briefing: ‘The Reality Project’ on the Isle of Wight – Local and global threats
Biofuelwatch briefing: Biomass power station in Blyth
Biofuelwatch Briefing about a proposed 100 MW biomass power station by RES Biomass Energy in North Blyth.
Palm oil in the Aguan Valley, Honduras: CDM, biodiesel and murders
In July 2011, the CDM Board approved a palm oil biogas project by Grupo Dinant, a company involved in land conflicts linked to serious human rights abuses, including murders in the Aguan Valley (Bajo Aguan). The decision was made despite representations from many...
IIED: Biomass energy: Another driver of land acquisitions?
IIED briefing: "Biomass energy: Another driver of land acquisitions?" As governments in the global North look to diversify their economies away from fossil fuel and mitigate climate change, plans for biomass energy are growing fast. These are fuelling a sharp rise in...
Briefing about Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS): Updated Biofuelwatch briefing for Rio+20 (June 2012) En Espanol: La Bioenergía con Captura y Almacenamiento de Carbono (BCAC) NO debería ser promovida por el CDB (Junio 2012)
First medium-term, peer-reviewed biochar field trial: What happened to all the carbon?
First medium-term, peer-reviewed biochar field trial: What happened to all the carbon? Biofuelwatch briefing about a peer-reviewed 4-year biochar field trial in Colombia
Biochar knowledge gaps
Biochar knowledge gaps: Examining the case for biochar Helena Paul, Econexus
Aviation Biofuels in 2011
Briefing on Aviation Biofuels
Jatropha: Money doesn’t grow on trees (FoE)
Jatropha: Money doesn't grow on trees Friends of the Earth International report
Carbon Trading in Forests, Soils and Farmlands: Industry’s Recipe for Land Grabs
Carbon Trading in Forests, Soils and Farmlands: Industry’s Recipe for Land Grabs, Yet More Profits and Maintaining “Business As Usual” Handout for UNFCCC COP 2010 in Cancun
Carbon trading in forests, soils, farmlands and grasslands
Guide for journalists to proposals on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry and carbon trading for COP 16 Report by Global Forest Coalition, Biofuelwatch, Econexus Guide for journalists to proposals on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry and carbon trading for COP...