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Environmental coalition warns against false climate solutions in Committee on Climate Change report
Leading environmental groups call for an end to UK subsidy programme for power plants relying on forests for fuel and highliht need for the Govenrment to invest in genuine renewables to meet net zero emissions target The UK government’s continued support for burning...
Warning issued to investors: Forest biomass is risky business
Briefing by environmental groups highlights serious financial, legal and reputational risks 2nd May 2019 - The Environmental Paper Network [1], Global Forest Coalition [2] and Biofuelwatch [3] have today issued a briefing to investors [4] that highlights the...
Protesters denounce Drax’s ‘major contribution to UK climate change emissions’ outside company AGM
Two solidarity protests held outside Drax Power Station in York and in Sheffield London, 17th April – Climate justice campaigners held a colourful and musical protest outside Drax Plc’s Annual General Meeting in London earlier today, denouncing the company’s power...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Negative Emissions Technologies: can they deliver?
A negative emission technology (NET) is a technological approach to removing greenhouse gases that have already been emitted into the atmosphere. That differs from “mitigation” which focuses on preventing emissions in the first place. Aside from concerns about how...
Briefing about the possible conversion of Onyx’s Wilhelmshaven power station to biomass
Is wood-based bioenergy climate friendly if it comes from residues?
Biofuelwatch briefing about the definitions and impacts of forestry and wood-industry residues Click here to download the briefing Summary: Wood pellet and energy companies burning biomass often claim that they rely on wood residues or low-value wood, and there is a...
Responses
Submission to UK Energy and Climate Change Committee about 2015-20 workplan
Biofuelwatch submission to the UK's Energy and Climate Change Committee about their 2015-20 workplan
Objection to waste wood gasifier at Fiddlers Reach, Grays, West Thurrock
Biofuelwatch objection to a proposed waste wood gasification plant by Balfour Beatty and Nexterra at Fiddlers Reach, Grays, West Thurrock
Objection to Sunrise Renewable’s application for a waste wood gasifier in Barry
Biofuelwatch objection to a planning application by Sunrise Renewables Ltd for a 10 MWe waste wood gasifier at the Port of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Indonesian Civil Society Petition to the European Parliament on Biofuels Policy
Indonesian Civil Society Petition to the European Parliament on Biofuels Policy
Modernising African Agriculture: Who Benefits?
Modernising African Agriculture: Who Benefits? African Civil Society Statement on the G8's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition For a solidarity statement by UK Civil Society groups, see here.
Leaked Master Plan for ProSAVANA programme in Northern Mozambique confirms worst fears
Leaked copy of the Master Plan for the ProSAVANA programme in Northern Mozambique confirms the worst fears, Joint Statement by 22 civil society organisations and networks