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Environmental campaigners protest against Humber Renewables Awards for UK’s single biggest CO2 emitter, Drax Plc.
Hull, 14th June 2019 – Last night, environmental campaigners greeted attendees of the 2019 Humber Renewables Awards ceremony [1] in Hessle, Hull with a banner protest against the presentation of one of the awards to Drax Plc, owners of the UK’s single biggest power...
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...
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 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
Response to Defra’s Review of Local Air Quality Management Consultation on regulatory and guidance changes
Biofuelwatch response to Defra's consultation Review of Local Air Quality Management Consultation on regulatory and guidance changes, published December 2014
Further representation about REACT’s application for a biomass gasifier in Plymouth
Further representation about REACT's application for a biomass gasifier in Plymouth
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