Who is behind the Agrofuel Industry in the UK? Read a summary of companies and other organisations involved in the agrofuel industry in the UK , Biofuelwatch View a map of all biofuel refineries in the UK, except for those that solely use waste vegetable oil. UK...
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Certified unsustainable? Observations on the first three RSPO certificates
Report by Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch
Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) for Agrofuels
By Deepak Rughani A summary of studies on the climate change impacts of agrofuels. Download
Agrofuels and the Myth of the Marginal Lands
Gaia Foundation, Biofuelwatch, African Biodiversity Network, Salva La Selva, Watch Indonesia! PDF, 281 KB
Public hearing against agrofuels in Valle del Cauca
Feedback from a public meeting in which the harsh working conditions for sugar cane workers was described and the environmental effects of monoculture plantations denounced. Download
The Round Table on Ir-responsible Soy – Certifying Soy Expansion, GM Soy and Agrofuels
Report by ASEED Europe, Base Investigaciones Sociales, Corporate Europe Observatory, Grupo de Reflexión Rural, Rain Forest Action Network
Can large-scale biofuels be sustainable?
Briefing by Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch Download
Why Genetically Engineered Trees as Biofuels Will Not Help Stop Global Warming
The STOP GE Trees Campaign, Global justice Ecology Project. Download
2008, the year to stop agrofuels
Article by Dr Andrew Boswell Article Full set of references A slightly different version of this article was published in Green World, the publication of the Green Party of England and Wales in January 2008. The RTFO mandates 2.5% agrofuels at the pump from April 15th...
Biofuels or biofools?
Article for "Chain Reaction", the FoE Australia Magazine, by Almuth Ernsting.
REDD Alert
Article by Deepak Rughani and Almuth Ernsting, published on China Dialogue.
The real cost of agrofuels – Food, forest and the climate
Report by Global Forest Coalition
Biofuels : an unfolding disaster
Article by Dr Andrew Boswell An overview review of critical social, human and climate issues prior to UNFCCC, Bali. Published in ECOS, the publication of the British Association of Nature Conservationists. References See for example, 71% growth in predicted energy...
Biofuels – A new threat to climate and climate justice
Joint flyer for Bali Five reasons why agrofuel expansion will make global warming worse; Five reasons why agrofuels undermine climate justice. Download
Agrofuels threaten to accelerate global warming
By Almuth Ernsting, Deepak Rughani and Dr Andrew Boswell A report of critical climate change issues published for the UNFCCC conference, Bali. Download
The Biofuel Timebomb
Article by Dr Andrew Boswell This article was first published in Trees, the publication of the Journal of the International Tree Foundation, December 2007, as UNFCCC, Bali, started. This article is an overview review of the threats to trees from mass scale biofuels...
British NGOs challenge Indonesian government and industry on palm oil claims
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How meaningful are “greenhouse gas standards” for biofuels in a global market?
Briefing by Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch Download