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Press release about “Beaten to a Pulp” report
Report uncovers how millions of cubic metres of wood from the EU’s forests and plantations are being burned by the pulp and paper industry Authors estimate that the pulp industry could be responsible for burning 45 million cubic metres of wood directly from forestry...
Beating Europe’s forests to a pulp
The scale of biomass-burning at the EU's pulp and paper mills - Joint Report by Biofuelwatch and Environmental Paper Network Click here to download the report as a pdf Summary This investigation aims to quantify the scale of primary woody biomass burning for energy...
NGO-Aktion vor dem Bundestag: Wälder stärken, nicht verheizen
Umweltorganisationen fordern konsequente Maßnahmen zur Erreichung von Deutschlands Klimazielen und zum Schutz der Wälder Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung vom 20.03.2025 zum morgigen internationalen Tag des Waldes von NABU, BUND, DUH, ROBIN WOOD, DNR, WWF, Greenpeace,...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Klimaschädliche Fernwärme: Die Pläne für ein neues Holz-Heizkraftwerk in Chemnitz
Infopapier von NABU, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch Bitte hier klicken um das Papier herunterzuladen Das geplante Holzheizkraftwerk (HHKW) von eins-Energie in Chemnitz soll jährlich bis zu 96.000 Tonnen Frischholz verbrennen – also hauptsächlich...
Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage – Biofuelwatch submission
Biofuelwatch's submission to the Public Accounts Committee's inquiry into carbon capture usage and storage - November 2024. Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Carbon Capture Usage and Storage - Biofuelwatch submission
Rapport sur le projet de biochar proposé par MIRAIA à Garlin
Le biochar constitue une nouvelle menace pour les forêts françaises In English Cliquez ici pour télécharger le rapport complet un forêt près de Sauveterre-de-de-Béarn (photo: Forêts Vivantes Pyrénées) Résumé La start-up MIRAIA souhaite construire six ou sept usines de...
Responses
Consultation response to “Business model for power bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (‘Power BECCS’)”
Joint consultation responseby the Cut Carbon Not Forsets coalition, including Biofuelwatch, Dogwood Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Stand.earth and Southern Environmental Law Cente
Submission opposing a Sustainable Aviation Fuels Bill in California
Biofuelwatch submission to the Californian Senate Environmental Quality Committee opposing a Sustainable Aviation Fuels bill: Our organization Biofuelwatch offers this position letter to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee for your consideration. Biofuelwatch...
Response to the Scottish Government National Planning Framework 4 Consultation
Biofuelwatch response to the Scottish Government National Planning Framework 4 Consultation (31 March 2022): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MgSqHtveX8w3kTCFfI74zkH9XSgfW55ASKmaed47k1M/edit
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Offener Brief an STEAG: Walsum10 darf nicht auf die Verbrennung von Holzbiomasse umgerüstet werden
Offener Brief von ROBIN WOOD e.V., Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V., Biofuelwatch, Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) Landesverband Nordrhein-Westfalen e.V., Parents for Future Duisburg, Klimaentscheid Duisburg, Fridays for Future Ortsgruppe Duisburg und Students for Future...
Joint Letter: Keep Bioenergy out of REPower EU
Click here to read the letter with full references and to see the list of signatories. Letter sent to President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice President for the Green Deal Frans Timmermans, and EU Commissioners Janusz...
Open Letter to Vattenfall urging them to stop burning carbon including wood
Letter to Ms Anna Borg, Vattenfall CEO, CC to Mr Martijn Hagens (CEO Vattenfall Netherlands), Mr Alexander Van Ofwegen (Director of Heat Vattenfall Netherlands), Ms Tanja Wielgoss (Chairwoman of the Board Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG), Mr Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson,...