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European nature convention bureau criticises Swiss government for ignoring complaint about damage to protected nature site
European Nature Convention Bureau criticises Swiss government for ignoring complaint about serious damage to protected nature site 14th May 2024 - The Bureau of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats has expressed its...
Environmental Justice campaigners hand petition against criminal persecution of Croatian forest defender to Embassy
London, 9th May 2024 – Today at 12 noon, environmental justice campaigners from Biofuelwatch and other groups are handing over a petition signed by around 1,400 individuals, [1] accompanied, by an open letter by international NGOs [2] to the Croatian embassy in...
Protests in the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and the UK against Vattenfall’s continued investments in high-carbon biomass plants
29th April 2024 – Protests are taking place in the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, and the UK coinciding with Vattenfall’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) against Vattenfall’s investments in wood bioenergy as well as continued fossil fuel burning. This internationally...
Reports, briefings and presentations
MP briefing on subsidies for biomass electricity by Cut Carbon Not Forests
Bioenergy: The Fake Renewable Energy Burning through the World’s Forests 1st August 2024 Click here to download the briefing. Click here to find out more about the Cut Carbon Not Forests coalition.
Biochar: A critical perspective
New Biofuelwatch briefing, May 2024: What does the science tell us about whether biochar reliably stores carbon and boosts soil fertility? Click here to download the fully referenced briefing Klicken Sie hier, um die deutsche Version zu lesen Introduction: In 2011,...
Infopapier zu den Holzbiomassekraftwerken der Stadtwerke Leipzig
Die beiden Holzbiomasse-Kraftwerke der Leipziger Stadtwerke und die weiteren Pläne zur Verbrennung von Holz Gemainsames Infopapier von NABU, ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch und Deutsche Umwelthilfe Die kommunalen Leipziger Stadtwerke betreiben seit etwa 20 Jahren zwei...
Responses
Response to Drax’s BECCS Consultation
Biofuelwatch submitted the following in response to Drax's statutory consultation on BECCS: Dear Sir/Madam, We are writing in response to the statutory consultation about the Drax Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Project proposal. We feel there is some key...
Objection to application for a biomass boiler at Trostrey Court Farm
Objection to application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a biomass boiler at Trostrey Court Farm, Monmouthshire, November 2021
Biofuelwatch response to Call For Evidence on NETs from Environmental Audit Committee October 2021
Biofuelwatch was pleased to submit this response to a Call For Evidence on Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) including Direct Air Capture (DAC) and Bio-energy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) from the Environmental Audit Committee in October 2021. The...
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
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...
Joint Letter to Drax Shareholders warning against proposed acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc.
Joint Civil Society letter to Shareholders of Drax Group PLC about the proposed acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc Recommendation: Vote AGAINST the resolution to approve the acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc by Drax Canadian Holdings Inc an...
Open letter against Albioma’s coal-to-biomass conversion plans on Réunion
Financial actors should not support the conversion from coal to biomass of Albioma in Réunion Open Letter signed by 19 French and international NGOs, March 2021 Click here to read (in French)