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Biomass
Offener Brief zum geplanten Altholzheizkraftwerk an Ratsmitglieder der Hansestadt Stade
Für eine zukunftsfähige und langfristig bezahlbare Wärmeversorgung in Stade – Wärmeplanung ohne Altholzkraftwerk beschliessen! Offener Brief von NABU, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch Bitte hier klicken um den Brief zu lesen
Open Letter: Say no to the UK government funding Drax to power data centres
Open Letter to uk government signed by 63 civil society organisations in the UK and in countries exporting pellets to Drax Click here to download the letter with the list of signatories and the logos 15th July 2025 Dear Secretary of State Peter Kyle, Dear Minister...
Joint complaint to Dutch Emissions Agency about RWE’s wood pellet sourcing
To: Dutch Emissions Authority (Nederlandse Emissieautoriteit – NEa) Re: Enforcement request - Evidence that RWE’s wood pellet imports from Malaysia may not be compliant with SDE++ sustainability criteria From: Biofuelwatch and Comité Schone Lucht Date: 26 June 2025...
Biofuels and oil crops
NGO Open Letter on Crop Based Biofuels
Biofuelwatch have joined with a variety of other organisations across the environmental sector to respond to the government's consultation on crop-based biofuels in aviation. The letter emphasises the drawbacks of these feedstocks for sustainability and food security,...
Shipping industry’s biofuels plan threatens rainforests, communities and climate
Open Letter to the Secretariat of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Click here to read the letter in Spanish 17th February, 2025 - The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) will soon finalise its negotiations on key climate laws for international...
Stop the violence in Agúan – protect human rights defenders: No more trade with Corporación Dinant!
Open Letter by 33 environmental and Human rights Groups Click here to download the Pdf of the Open Letter with the organisational logos Urgent notification and call to action to Cargill, Mondelez, Pepsico, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Pasternak Baum, Flora Food,...
BECCS and geoengineering
Real Zero Europe Statement
To avoid the worst effects of climate chaos, we must radically transform systems and achieve Real Zero Click here to download the joint statement with the list of signatories in English, Spanish, French, German or Italian To avoid the worst effects of climate chaos,...
Joint Statement on Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage by UK NGOs
19 environmental NGOs warn the UK government about the risks associated with Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) Click here for the full version with the list of signatories and references. March 2021 - The undersigned groups oppose using public funds to support industrial...
International civil society says no to geoengineering – “Hands off Mother Earth!” manifesto issued
110 organizations and social movements, including renowned environmental activists, Friends of the Earth International, La Via Campesina, Indigenous Environmental Network, Third World Network, ETC Group, and the Heinrich Böll Foundation have issued a manifesto...
Trading in carbon and nature
Real Zero Europe Statement
To avoid the worst effects of climate chaos, we must radically transform systems and achieve Real Zero Click here to download the joint statement with the list of signatories in English, Spanish, French, German or Italian To avoid the worst effects of climate chaos,...
Open Letter to California Governor Newsom about California Tropical Forest Standard and Aviation
Click here to read the letter with full details of all signatories and with references [add-this] We write to express our concern about the dramatic rise in greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector and the lack of a transparent and science-based plan for the...
Open Letter to California State Assembly Opposing California Tropical Forest Standard
Click here to read Open Letter to Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and Eduardo Garcia ahead of the June 3rd Tropical Forest Standard Stakeholder Meeting Signed by Amazon Watch Asian Pacific Environmental Network System Change not Climate Change Biofuelwatch California...
Biomasse in Deutschland
Offener Brief zum geplanten Altholzheizkraftwerk an Ratsmitglieder der Hansestadt Stade
Für eine zukunftsfähige und langfristig bezahlbare Wärmeversorgung in Stade – Wärmeplanung ohne Altholzkraftwerk beschliessen! Offener Brief von NABU, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch Bitte hier klicken um den Brief zu lesen
EU-RED III: Nationale Umsetzung von EU-Recht zur Holzbiomasse – Fristablauf!
Offener Brief an die Bundesregierung von NABU, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch Bitte hier klicken, um den Brief zu lesen
Offener Brief an den Stadtrat von Cuxhaven
Offener Brief von BUND Cuxhaven, Fridays for Future Cuxhaven, Parents for Future Cuxhaven, Biofuelwatch und ROBIN WOOD Bitte hier klicken, um die Pdf mit den Logos der unterzeichnenden Organisationen herunterzuladen. Cuxhaven, 12. März 2025 Sehr geehrte...