Events and Protests
Find out about upcoming talks, webinars, briefings and events where you can learn more, connect with others and engage with Biofuelwatch’s work.
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Joint letter to the Treasury opposing UK Guarantee Scheme’s support of biomass and incineration
On Wednesday 18 December at 2pm Biofuelwatch, Friends of the Earth, UK Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) and Campaign Against Climate Change delivered a joint letter calling on the Treasury to drop biomass electricity and waste incineration projects from their...
International Day of Action Targets Monoculture Tree Plantations – Ban on Genetically Engineered Trees Demanded
International Day of Action Targets Monoculture Tree Plantations – Ban on Genetically Engineered Trees Demanded, Joint Press Release by Global Justice Ecology Project, Global Forest Coalition, Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees and Biofuelwatch
Public Meeting: A Burning Issue – biomass and its impacts on forests and communities
For presentations and videos of the event please see here. When: Tuesday, 29th October 2013, 7-9pm Facebook Where: Lumen Centre, 88 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RS (close to St Pancras Station) http://www.lumenurc.org.uk/lumencontact.htm What: Speakers from...
Biofuelwatch targets Green Bank with banner protest and questions at first year review over biomass concerns
Biofuelwatch targets Green Bank with banner protest and questions at first year review over biomass concerns Banners outside GIB AGM
Week of Protests Against GE Trees at US Industry Conference
A week of protests is under way against the International Tree Biotechnology 2013 conference in Asheville, North Carolina, from 25th May to 1st June. ArborGen, one of the conference sponsors, wants to commercially sell millions of GE eucalyptus trees in seven southern...
Opponents of genetically engineered (GE) trees join March Against Monsanto
Opponents of genetically engineered (GE) trees join March Against Monsanto Joint press release by Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered (GE) Trees, Global Justice Ecology Project, Earth First!, Dogwood Alliance, Biofuelwatch, Global Forest Coalition, REAL...
The Royal Bank of Scotland: Greening Its Image with False Renewable Energy Projects.
On the 14th of May Biofuelwatch joined Friends of the Earth Scotland at the RBS headquarters in Edinburgh to hold the bank to account for its dirty investments into fossil fuels and big biomass. In reaction to negative publicity and increasing public pressure, RBS has...
Drax AGM targeted over biomass conversion plans
UPDATE: Please also see the International Open Letter: Converting coal plans to burn biomass only replaces one disaster with another For a background briefing about Coal-to-Biomass Conversions in the UK, click here. For immediate use 24th April 2013 50 people are...
Taking DRAXtic Action!
[add-this] 24th April // 12:00 // The Grocers’ Hall, Princes Street, London EC2R 8AD // Drax is planning to convert half of their coal power station (the UK's biggest) to burning biomass - most of it imported wood. They are hoping this will secure the long-term future...
Over 6,600 signatures against subsidies for biofuel/palm oil electricity handed to UK government
[add-this] Campaigners have handed a petition with over 6,600 signatures against subsidies (ROCs) for electricity from biofuels to the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The petition was supported by ActionAid, Friends of the Earth, Sumatran Orangutan Society,...
CROSS-PARTY MSPS JOIN RALLY TO MOVE EARTH BEYOND UNSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
Cross Party MSPs join rally to move earth beyond unsustainable energy (Scotland)
Agrofuel protest outside Greenergy London office
6th December 2008 - About 40 people held a banner protest outside the Greenergy office, 198 High Holburn, London. Greenergy are the biggest supplier of agrofuels in the UK, using palm oil as well as soya. The protestors were joined by cyclists taking part in the...