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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...
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 28th November 2022 - Today, Biofuelwatch has released a comprehensive report about carbon capture from biomass power and heat plants...
Reports, briefings and presentations
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...
Carbon capture from biomass and waste incineration: Hype versus reality
Full Report Executive Summary Executive Summary in German / Zusammenfassung auf Deutsch Executive Summary: Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) has been gaining traction in the debate around climate change mitigation, with governments developing funding...
Decarbonization in Chile: From Coal to Biomass – A False Solution
Engie Coal to Biomass Power Plant Conversion Project in Mejillones (Chile), is a False Solution for Decarbonization Joint Report by Chile Sustentable and Biofuelwatch 21st October 2022 • Engie’s plans in Chile expose the worrisome trend of converting coal-fired...
Responses
Written Representation to Drax Re-Power planning inquiry
Biofuelwatch submitted this Written Representation to the Drax Re-Power planning inquiry Written Representation on Drax Repower from Biofuelwatch The Drax Re-Power planning documents are accessible on the Planning Insprectorate's website here, which included...
Response to Scottish Government Consultation about a National Investment Bank
Biofuelwatch Response to the Scottish Government Consultation on the Scottish National Investment Bank
Objection to RWE’s planning application for a gas peaking power plant next to their Markinch Biomass Power Station
Biofuelwatch objection RWE Generation UK plc application for a reserve generation peaker plant site adjacent to the Markinch Biomass Power Station
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
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,...
Open Letter against aviation biofuels and offsets to ICAO Council
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council must ditch biofuel plans and abandon the myth of ‘carbon neutral’ growth Please click here for a pdf with the full list of 96 signatories En Español From 11th to 29th June 2018, the International Civil Aviation...
Carta Abierta: El consejo de OACI debe abandonar sus planes de usar biocombustibles y el mito del crecimiento ‘neutral’ de carbono
El consejo de la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI) debe abandonar sus planes de usar biocombustibles y el mito del crecimiento ‘neutral’ de carbono Click aquí para bajar un pdf con la lista completa de lost 90 organizaciones firmantes antes Entre el...