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Environmental campaign groups urge European Investment Bank to halt proposed loan to Croatian Forests
19th March 2026 - Biofuelwatch, Fern, Earth Thrive and the Croatian environmental NGO Green Squad have today sent an open letter to the Secretariat of the European Investment Bank (EIB), urging them to put a stop on a proposed loan to Croatian Forests. The groups warn...
Lost in the Woods Report: Converting Biomass to Hydrogen is Hard, Expensive, Dirty and Dangerous
Biofuelwatch has published a new briefing report titled ‘Lost in the Woods: Mendocino Redwood Company Quietly Abandons Investment Plans for Biomass to Hydrogen Project.’ The report describes a proposed biomass to hydrogen project that was to be sited, built and...
Holz verfeuern für Zement?
Zementhersteller plant neue Anlage für die Produktion schwarzer Holzpellets in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin / Umweltorganisationen warnen vor Schäden für Wälder und Klima Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch und NABU 24. Februar 2026 - Der...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Report about the Green Gold Label biomass certification scheme
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Peer Briefing for SAF Bill Third Reading: Opening the doors to fraud
We are deeply concerned by the government's ongoing support for aviation biofuels, often erroneously known as 'sustainable aviation fuel'. The SAF Bill is now progressing through the Lords, and we want to make it clear to them that this technology is not a climate...
Illusory Emissions Reductions from Biofuels Undermine California Progress on Climate
California relies on counting uptake of ‘renewable diesel’ as a primary mechanism for achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions, despite evidence showing that biofuels are anything but ‘carbon neutral’ and can result in even more emissions than fossil fuels. CARB...
Responses
Response to European Commission consultation on CRCF methodologies
Biofuelwatch response to European Commission consultation about methodologies and rules for "carbon removals" from Direct Air Capture with CCS (DACCS), bioenergy with CCS (BioCCS) and biochar. Click here to download
Response to European Commission consultation on EU-ETS revision
Click here to download our full response As shown in our submission (Pdf attached), we believe that biomass energy and biofuels, including for aviation and shipping, must no longer be treated as zero carbon under EU-ETS rules. Furthermore, we set out why including...
Biofuelwatch Submission to Greenhouse Gas Removals Independent Review June 2025
Biofuelwatch Submission to Greenhouse Gas Removals Independent Review June 2025
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Joint complaint to Dutch Emissions Agency about RWE’s wood pellet sourcing
To: Dutch Emissions Authority (Nederlandse Emissieautoriteit – NEa) Re: Enforcement request - Evidence that RWE’s wood pellet imports from Malaysia may not be compliant with SDE++ sustainability criteria From: Biofuelwatch and Comité Schone Lucht Date: 26 June 2025...
EU-RED III: Nationale Umsetzung von EU-Recht zur Holzbiomasse – Fristablauf!
Offener Brief an die Bundesregierung von NABU, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch Bitte hier klicken, um den Brief zu lesen
Offener Brief an den Stadtrat von Cuxhaven
Offener Brief von BUND Cuxhaven, Fridays for Future Cuxhaven, Parents for Future Cuxhaven, Biofuelwatch und ROBIN WOOD Bitte hier klicken, um die Pdf mit den Logos der unterzeichnenden Organisationen herunterzuladen. Cuxhaven, 12. März 2025 Sehr geehrte...