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Climate justice campaigners denounce Drax’s tree burning at AGM demonstrations
27th April 2022 - Forest and climate justice campaigners across the UK are taking part in online and in-person demonstrations today to call on the world’s biggest wood-burning company, Drax, to “Stop Burning Trees”. The protests are to coincide with the Drax Group’s...
Aviation Biofuels: Mega-Refinery Threatens Local Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Paraguay, New Case Study shows
Press Release Aviation Biofuels: Mega-Refinery Threatens Local Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Paraguay, New Case Study shows Omega Green agrofuel (biofuel) refinery in Paraguay is one of largest agrofuel refineries in the world and the first one in South America...
Campaigners: Drax must cease buying Belarussian wood pellets today and stop their help in funding the war against Ukraine
London, 4th March – While the CEO of Drax says “our thoughts are with the Ukrainian people” [1], his company’s announcement to stop pellet imports from Russia but not from Belarus [2] means that they’re continuing to trade with one of the two countries...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Gemeinsames Informationspapier: Energieerzeugung aus Altholz
ENERGIEERZEUGUNG AUS ALTHOLZ IN DEUTSCHLANDAuswirkungen auf Klima und Ressourcen Gemeinsames Informationspapier von Naturschutzbund, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch Deutschland verbrennt derzeit einen Großteil seines Altholzaufkommens. Das Land liegt...
Aviation ‘Net Zero’ Bill Advances in California Legislature as Irregular Permitting of SF Bay Area Refinery Conversions to Biofuels Receive Legal Challenges
The California Legislature’s Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Quality has advanced a bill that aggressively promotes the creation of an incentives plan to massively increase the quantities of so-called “Sustainable Aviation Fuel” (SAF) produced and consumed...
Submission opposing a Sustainable Aviation Fuels Bill in California
Biofuelwatch submission to the Californian Senate Environmental Quality Committee opposing a Sustainable Aviation Fuels bill: Our organization Biofuelwatch offers this position letter to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee for your consideration. Biofuelwatch...
Responses
Open Letter to the Welsh Planning Inspectorate and Government regarding Egnedol’s planning application for a biomass and waste gasifier
Open Letter to the Planning Inspectorate in Wales, to Pembrokeshire Council and the Welsh Assembly Government, by Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth, The Environment Network Pembrokeshire and Biofuelwatch Dear Sir/Madam, Re: Further consultation on Egnedol’s planning...
Objection to Plutus Energy proposal for 14 biofuel diesel generators in East Devon
Biofuelwatch objection to Plutus Energy planning application for 14 diesel generators in Hawkchurch which would burn biofuels containing palm oil
Response to consultation on Scottish Energy Strategy
Biofuelwatch response to Scottish Government consultation "Scottish Energy Strategy: The Future of Energy in Scotland"
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Joint NGO Briefing: Why PKA must divest from MGT Teesside if it wants to live up to its green credentials
Biofuelwatch, with US and Danish NGOs, has written to the Danish Pension Fund PKA urging them to divest from the 50% equity stake they have taken in the worlds biggest dedicated Biomass combined heat and power plant which is under construction on Teesside. PKA...
Port Loko Declaration: Women say “We want our lands back!”
Declaration by groups of women affected by the expansion of industrial monoculture plantations, particularly oil palm plantations, from Sierra Leone and different countries in West and Central Africa Women and the expansion of industrial oil palm plantations...