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Umweltverbände fordern Stopp der Pläne zur Holzverbrennung im Kraftwerk Tiefstack
Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung: Hamburger Kraftwerk Tiefstack: Pläne zur klimaschädlichen Holzverbrennung stoppen!// Umweltorganisationen fordern ein Ende des Greenwashings und volle Transparenz zu den Plänen / CO2-freie Alternativen müssen offen diskutiert werden...
Sustainable Biomass Program: Certifying paperwork without looking at the forest
Joint report by Biofuelwatch, Comite Schone Lucht, Dogwood Alliance, and Estonian Fund for Nature en Leefmilieu Click here to download the full report (updated May 2023) Click here to download the report in Dutch (updated May 2023) Executive Summary Dutch pellet...
UK press release about report on BECCS and carbon capture from waste incineration
New report exposes claims made about bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to be based on hype, not real-world experience - for immediate release - 28th November 2022 - Today, Biofuelwatch has released a comprehensive report about carbon capture from...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Sustainable Biomass Program: Certifying paperwork without looking at the forest
Joint report by Biofuelwatch, Comite Schone Lucht, Dogwood Alliance, and Estonian Fund for Nature en Leefmilieu Click here to download the full report (updated May 2023) Click here to download the report in Dutch (updated May 2023) Executive Summary Dutch pellet...
DUURZAME BIOMASSA PROGRAMMA (SBP): PAPIEREN CERTIFICATIE ZONDER NAAR HET BOS TE KIJKEN
Gezamenlijk rapport van Biofuelwatch, Comite Schone Lucht, Dogwood Alliance, Estonian Fund for Nature en Leefmilieu Klik hier om het volledige rapport te downloaden (bijgewerkt mei 2023) Klik hier om de Engelse versie van het rapport te downloaden (bijgewerkt mei...
Renewable Diesel Is Not Renewable
This short op-ed piece was written by Gary Hughes of Biofuelwatch and was published in the Eureka Times-Standard in the heart of the redwood region in Northern California. See: https://www.times-standard.com/2022/12/01/my-word-renewable-diesel-is-not-renewable/# As...
Responses
Joint response to European Commission consultation about action on deforestation and forest degradation
Joint response by Global Forest Coalition and Biofuelwatch to European Commission consultation "Deforestation and forest degradation – stepping up EU action", February 2019
Joint objection to permit extension and biomass conversion of West Offaly Power Station, Ireland
Letter by Dogwood Alliance and Biofuelwatch We are writing to you on behalf of Dogwood Alliance (dogwoodalliance.org), an NGO working to protect forests across the southern USA, and Biofuelwatch (biofuelwatch.net), an organisation that carries out research, advocacy...
Objection to Planning application related to a biomass gasification plant at Trostrey Court Farm, Monmouthshire
Biofuelwatch objection to a planning application related to a wood gasification plant at Trostrey Court Farm, Monmouthshire
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Burning trees with oil shale must not be rewarded with greenenergy subsidies
Open Letter to the Government of Estonia and to EU member states considering purchasing renewable energy certificates from Estonia Burning trees with oil shale must not be rewarded with greenenergy subsidies [Click here for a fully referenced version of the Open...
Ireland’s peat power stations must be shut down, not gradually converted to biomass
Open letter by 33 environmental organisations in the USA Click here for the full version of the letter with references and the list of signatories. As conservation and environmental justice organizations in the United States, we are deeply concerned about plans by...
Open Letter by 200 Indonesian communityleaders opposing biofuels from palm oil
An Open Letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, the President of the Council of the European Union, and Leaders of European Union Member States: Regarding the Impact of Oil Palm Plantation Namely Forest Destruction, Land Grabbing, Human Rights Violation,...