Biofuelwatch

Raising awareness of the negative impacts of industrial biofuels and bioenergy

Biofuelwatch provides systemic analysis based on secondary and occasionally primary research and undertakes advocacy and campaigning in relation to the climate, environmental, human rights and public health impacts of large-scale industrial bioenergy.

Our work

BIOFUELS

Biofuelwatch challenges the expansion of crop based and waste based biofuels for road transport and aviation. We highlight their real climate impacts, including indirect land use change, deforestation, land grabbing, and risks to food security and human rights. We call for genuine emissions reductions rather than replacing fossil fuels with other forms of burning.

BECCS AND BIOCHAR

Biofuelwatch opposes climate geoengineering approaches such as BECCS and biochar. These technologies are unproven at scale and depend on vast amounts of biomass, with serious risks to forests, ecosystems and communities. They also risk delaying real climate action by diverting attention from urgent emissions cuts.

#AXEDRAX CAMPAIGN

The Axe Drax campaign challenges large scale tree burning for electricity and the public subsidies that support it. We oppose the expansion of biomass power and plans to combine it with carbon capture. Our work focuses on protecting forests, exposing false climate claims, and ending support for destructive bioenergy.

BIOENERGY IN CALIFORNIA

In California, bioenergy and carbon removal proposals are being promoted as climate solutions. Biofuelwatch tracks these developments and highlights the risks of locking in combustion based infrastructure and expanding biomass demand. We advocate for real climate action based on cutting fossil fuel use, not replacing it with large scale bioenergy.

EUROPE: SUPPORT FOR CAMPAIGNS AGAINST BIG BIOMASS ACROSS EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

We support campaigns across Europe opposing large scale biomass and related infrastructure. Our work connects groups across countries and shares evidence on climate impacts, forest loss, biodiversity harm, air pollution and community impacts. We push for policies that prioritise real renewables and reduced energy demand.

BIOMASS BACKGROUND

Biomass Basics explains why burning wood and other biomass is not a climate solution. It covers carbon emissions, forest impacts, air pollution and the problems with sustainability claims. This section provides clear explanations and links to evidence for people new to the issue.

Industrial scale bioenergy is harming communities and ecosystems as well as the climate

Featured

NESTE’s Biofuels: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Report about the Green Gold Label biomass certification scheme

Urgent action: Please ask your MP to say no to Drax’s AI data centre bid

Illusory Emissions Reductions from Biofuels Undermine California Progress on Climate

Latest updates

Joint Open Letter opposing new Contracts for Difference for coal-to-biomass conversions

Jan 23, 2017

Open Letter by the Wood Panel Industries Federation, NRDC, Dogwood Alliance, Biofuelwatch, Friends of the Earth, Southern Environmental Law Center, Norbord, and Fern to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, calling for coal-to-biomass...

Civil Society Denounces World Bank’s Scheme to Hijack Farmers’ Rights to Seeds

Jan 19, 2017

Civil Society Declaration denouncing the World Bank's Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) programme, which attacks farmers' rights to seeds and food sovereignty as well as the environment

Parliamentary Biomass Briefing

Jan 18, 2017

On 14 December 2016, Biofuelwatch organised a Briefing in Committee Room 10 in the House of Commons. It was co-hosted by Glyn Davies MP (Conservative, Environmental Audit Committee), Tommy Sheppard MP (SNP) and Caroline Lucas (Co-leader of the Green Party). It...

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