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Vattenfall AGM Press release
VattenFAIL: civil society groups in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands and Brussels call out Vattenfall's investments in wood bioenergy and continued fossil fuels burning 26th April 2022 – Yesterday and today, coinciding with Vattenfall’s AGM, banner protests against the...
Urwälder für Hamburger Wärmeproduktion verfeuern?
“Nachhaltigkeitskodex” der Hamburger Energiewerke taugt nicht zum Schutz von Wäldern und Klima Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch 21.April 2023 - Der von den Hamburger Energiewerken erstellte „Nachhaltigkeitskodex für den Einsatz von Biomasse...
Umweltorganisationen entsetzt über LEAGs Holzpellet-Strategie
Holzenergie ist nicht zukunftsfähig, sondern zerstört Wälder und Klima 23. März 2023 Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD, NABU und Biofuelwatch 23. März 2023 - Auf heutige Medienberichte, dass das Lausitzer Energieunternehmen LEAG den Pellethersteller Wismar...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Kritische Analyse des Nachhaltigkeitskodex für Biomasse in Tiefstack und der Begleitstudie
Biomassekodex für Tiefstack birgt die Gefahr, schwerwiegende schäden für klime und umwelt zu verursachen Update: Im Dezember 2024 gaben der Hamburger Umweltsenator und die Hamburger Energiewerke bekannt, dass das Tiefstack Kraftwerk nicht auf Holz umgerüstet wird....
Who is burning Estonia’s wood for energy?
Briefing paper by Estonian Fund for Nature, analysing the demand for Estonian wood for energy, including for wood pellet exports. Click here to download. Click here to see the original version in Estonian
Os impactos do domínio das celuloses sobre o mercado de produção de eletricidade a partir de biomassa em Portugal
Acumulando pressão Descarregue o relatório Resumo O sector da pasta e do papel em Portugal está a obter lucros recorde, apesar das atuais crises globais. Os seus pesados investimentos na produção de eletricidade a partir da queima de biomassa contribuem para estes...
Responses
Consultation response about Green New Deal for Europe
Biofuelwatch input into consultation on a Green New Deal for Europe
Objection to amended planning proposal for a waste and biomass gasification plant in Monmouthshire
Biofuelwatch planning objection to the amended proposal for a mixed waste and biomass gasifier at Trostrey Court Farm, Uskmouth, Monmouthshire
Joint Response to UK Decarbonisation Enquiry
Joint response to Treasury Committee Inquiry "Decarbonisation of the UK Economy and Green Finance" by Biofuelwatch, Partnership for Policy Integrity, Dogwood Alliance, Southern Environmental Law Center, Fern, & Natural Resources Defense Council
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
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...
Civil society groups reject the impact of an exponential growth of the Bioeconomy
Open Letter to the members of the BioFuture Platform, signed by 120 organisations from 40 countries. Click here for a referenced version with the list of signatories. Civil society groups reject the impact of an exponential growth of the Bioeconomy In recent...