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Putting Rainforests into Fuel Tanks? Groups Warn IMO Against Biofuel Disaster
Brazilian government called out for leading push for biofuels in the global shipping industry LONDON / UTRECHT, 17 February 2025 – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its 176 Member States must oppose the promotion of biofuels in international shipping...
Umweltorganisationen fordern: Berliner Senat soll dem Beispiel Hamburgs folgen und von Holzenergie für die Fernwärme absehe
Umweltorganisationen fordern: Berliner Senat soll dem Beispiel Hamburgs folgen und von Holzenergie für die Fernwärme absehen Gemeinsame PM von NABU, ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch, DUH, BUND Berlin, PowerShift, BürgerBegehren Klimaschutz und Greenpeace Berlin Berlin...
Gegen ein klimaschädliches Holzheizkraftwerk in Chemnitz
Bürgerinitiative und Umweltorganisationen veröffentlichen Infopapier Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch, DUH, NABU, der Bürgerinitiative gegen das Holzheizkraftwerk Chemnitz, Parents for Future Chemnitz, Fridays for Future Chemnitz und der...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Joint report about Power2X bio-methanol proposal in Pärnu, Estonia
Power2X proposes destroying ancient forest for a technology with a long record of failure Click here to download the joint report by Biofuelwatch and Save Estonia's Forests Click here to download the report in Estonian Summary: A Dutch start-up company, Power2X, is...
Glaubwürdiges Biomasse-Siegel für Berlin nicht existent
Informationen und Argumente Gemeinsames Papier von Biofuelwatch und ROBIN WOOD Hier klicken um das Papier zu lesen Zwischen dem Land Berlin und Vattenfall wurde bereits 2011 eine „Vereinbarung über die Nachhaltigkeit der Biomassebeschaffung” geschlossen – lange bevor...
Forte Energie: In Cuxhaven und Bremen auf dem Holzweg
Gemeinsames Infopapier von NABU, ROBIN WOOD, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, Biofuelwatch, Fridays for Future Cuxhaven, Parents for Future Cuxhaven und BUND Kreisgruppe Cuxhaven Hier klicken um das Papier herunterzuladen Das neue und subventionierte Holzheizkraftwerk (HHKW) von...
Responses
Greenhouse Gas Removals – Call for Evidence
Click here to read our full response
Response to Draft Hydrogen Action Plan for Scotland
Biofuelwatch response to Scottish Government consultation about Draft Hydrogen Action Plan, 17th January 2022
Response to BEIS Consultation on phasing out fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid
Biofuelwatch response to BEIS Consultation on phasing out fossil fuel heating in homes off the gas grid - January 2022
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Open Letter opposing the Energy Charter Treaty and the proposed inclusion of biomass energy in it
Energy Charter Treaty: Including bioenergy within its remit would make this harmful treaty even worse The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) allows investors in the energy sector based in one member state to sue the government of another current or former member over almost...
Open Letter: STOP the Pego power station coal-to-biomass conversion!
TrustEnergy, the main shareholder of Pego power station in Portugal and a joint venture between ENGIE and Marubeni, has announced its intention to convert the power station’s coal burning unit (due to close in November 2021) to burning wood pellets. Burning such...
UK: Joint NGO Statement on Biomass for Net Zero
22 Environmental organisations tell the UK Government that industrial-scale biomass burning in the power sector threatens climate action and should not be subsidised. Read full statement here