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Press release: 96,000 call on Secretary of State to refuse permission for largest-ever UK gas power station
London, 4th April 2019 - A petition of over 96,000 signatures [1] was handed to the Office of Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Greg Clark this morning, accompanied by an Open Letter [2] signed by 92 organisations – and by a...
Environmental groups from around the world urge French Government to ensure coal power plants are shut down, not converted to biomass
Paris, 28th February 2019 - An Open Letter by 46 environmental NGOs and networks from 19 countries (1) is being delivered to French Environment Minister, François de Rugy today, urging the government to rule out permission to convert Cordemais power station or any...
Aviation biofuels made from wastes and residues cannot be scaled up, new report shows
Biofuelwatch report about aviation biofuel producer WorldEnergy boosts fears that large-scale biofuel use for aircraft would have to rely on palm oil 11th February 2019 - A new report [1] about aviation biofuels, published by the environmental NGO Biofuelwatch [2]...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Investigation into European Investment Bank loan for Curtis Biomass Plant in Galicia
European Investment Bank's loan for Greenalia's Curtis Biomass Plant: A Faiilure of Due Diligence? - Joint report by Salva la Selva and Biofuelwatch Click here to download the full report with references. Click here for the German version and click here for the report...
Biofuelwatch and Global Forest Coalition briefing about biomass sustainability standards
[add-this] Please click here to read full report Can sustainability and greenhouse gas standards protect the climate, forests and communities from the harmful impacts of wood-based bioenergy? Logging site from which Enviva pellet mill was supplied, North Carolina,...
What have we learned about biochar since 2011?
In 2011 Biofuelwatch published Biochar: A Critical Review of Science and Policy. In that report we highlighted the uncertainties about biochar including the large land area that would be required to supply biomass for a global scale impact, the contradictory results...
Responses
Submission to European Commission consultation on State Aid for Lynemouth biomass conversion
Biofuelwatch submission to a European Commission consultation about compliance with UK subsidies (Contract for Difference) for the conversion of Lynemouth power station to biomass with EU State Aid Rules
Response Call for Evidence on the UK’s 5th Carbon Budget
Biofuelwatch's response to the Committee on Climate Change's Call for Evidence on the UK's 5th Carbon Budget
Submission of information on Synthetic Biology to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Submission of information on Synthetic Biology to the Convention on Biological Diversity, prepared on behalf of Biofuelwatch by Rachel Smolker
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
International Open Letter: Converting coal plans to burn biomass only replaces one disaster with another
Converting coal plants to burn biomass only replaces one disaster with another, Open Letter by 48 non-UK organisations and networks worldwide For a list of UK-based organisations that support a protest against Drax's coal-to-biomass conversion, please...
Open Letter to the UN and its Institutions Related to Forest Issues
OPEN LETTER TO THE UN AND ITS INSTITUTIONS AND INITIATIVES RELATED TO FOREST ISSUES(FAO, CBD, UNFCCC, UNCCD AND UNFF) 21 March – the first ´International Day of Forests´ An appeal to urgently halt forest destruction, addressing the underlying causes
Statement and Declaration by Affected Community Members from Sime Darby and Golden Veroleum Concessions
Liberia: Statement and Declaration by Affected Community Members from Sime Darby and Golden Veroleum Concessions