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Climate campaigners denounce approval of UK’s biggest ever gas power project
London, 4th October 2019 - Today’s decision by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [1] to allow Drax Plc’s planning application for the UK’s largest ever gas-fired power capacity will lock the UK into dirty energy production for...
Protests against International Aviation Emissions Strategy – Press Release
Planned protests in Montreal at International Aviation Assembly (24th of September to 4th of October) // New briefing exposes plans for palm oil in the airplane tank & aviation emissions scheme (CORSIA) as set to fail to reduce aviation emissions Montreal/ Vienna,...
Broad Coalition Sends Letter to California Governor, Urging Rejection of Controversial Global Aviation Climate Scheme
California Tropical Forest Standard endorsement would put California stamp of approval on dubious plan of global aviation industry to address climate damage with carbon offsets and biofuels for “carbon neutral growth” San Francisco, 19 June 2019 – A diverse coalition...
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
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
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
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