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YOUGOV POLL: JUST 23% OF BRITONS BELIEVE BURNING WOOD FOR ELECTRICITY SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS ‘RENEWABLE ENERGY’
As the COVID‐19 lockdown is eased, the British public believes the UK’s recovery phase must prioritise true clean energy sources, such as wind and solar power LONDON – 22 July 2020 – A new online YouGov poll has found fewer than one in four Britons (23%) think...
International Forest Campaigners Urge Dutch Government to Act following SER’s Advice to Phase Out Biomass Power and Heat
9th July 2020 – US American and Estonian forest campaigners welcome the conclusion of the Social and Economic Council (SER) in the Netherlands that the burning wood for heat or electricity should be phased out [1] and call on the Dutch government to act immediately to...
Climate victory for students as university drops Drax. Who’s next?
23rd June 2020 - Student climate campaigners from the University of Sheffield have enjoyed a huge victory as the university has decided to stop using dirty electricity supplied by Drax Group,[1] which generates electricity mostly by burning biomass from trees. The...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Biofuelwatch briefing about Albioma’s conversion of coal power plants to biomass (Reunion)
This briefing looks at Albioma's conversion of coal power plants in French Overseas Territories to burning wood pellets, with a special focus on Albioma's two coal power stations on Réunion, December 2021 English version French version
SABIC’s plans to burn wood pellets in Bergen op Zoom
Impacts on climate, forests and public health UPDATE: On 15th February 2023, a court ruling was issued prohibiting the installation of wood pellet boilers at the SABIC plant. This means that the development will not go ahead. Click here to download the briefing in...
Ausstellung Klimakiller Holzverbrennung in Großkraftwerken
Holzverbrennug in Großkraftwerken wird als klimaneutral beworben. Warum ist das eine völlige Fehlinformation? Wo wird das schon praktiziert und was sind die Auswirkungen? Woher kommt das Holz, das verfeuert wird? Brauchen wir Kraftwerke, die Holz verfeuern und wie...
Responses
Objection to Planning Appeal by PSL Land Ltd for a mixed use development
Biofuelwatch objection to an Appeal by PSL Land Ltd related to a planning application by Pentland Studios Ltd for a mixed use development in Midlothian which may or may not involve a mainly biomass energy centre of up to 100 MW capacity
Biofuelwatch response to DECC consultation about Feed-in tariffs for biogas
Biofuelwatch response to the biogas-related questions of the consultation "Review of support for Anaerobic Digestion and micro-Combined Heat and Power under the Feed-in Tariffs scheme"
Comments on Egnedol’s Environmental Impact Assessment for their proposed Blackbridge development
Joint submission by Biofuelwatch, Friends of the Earth Cymru and Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth about Egnedol's pre-application consultation for a proposed 49.9 MWe waste and biomass gasification plant with associated developments, including algal biofuels,...
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Guatemala: Grassroots organizations criticise palm oil roundtable consultation
Guatemala: Grassroots organizations criticise palm oil roundtable consultation
Position Paper of La Vía Campesina: Environmental and Climate Justice Now!
Position Paper of La Vía Campesina: Environmental and Climate Justice Now!
Forests not Fuel
Forests not Fuel, Global Forest Coalition's statement from the 1st International Meeting on Wood-based Bioenergy - Asuncion, Paraguay, 20th to 21st November 2014