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Press releases
Markinch residents demand urgent Council action over biomass power station noise
Data published by RWE confirms persistent breaches of planning conditions - For immediate release - 13th August 2018 – Markinch residents are demanding urgent action from Fife Council, after new documents submitted by RWE reveal that noise levels from the biomass...
Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown
Joint statement and press release: Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown Long-term risks and threats of GE trees remain unanswered Joint Statement by Global Justice Ecology Project, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rural Coalition,...
UN plans for aviation biofuels and carbon offsets condemned by 90 organisations worldwide
UN plans for aviation biofuels and carbon offsets condemned by 90 organisations worldwide - For immediate release – 90 organisations from 35 countries have called on the UN’s International Civil Aviation Agency (ICAO) to ditch plans for aviation biofuels and carbon...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Why opposing a no-deal or ‘hard Brexit’ is crucial for a clean energy future
Why opposing a no-deal or 'hard' Brexit is crucial for a clean energy future Biofuelwatch briefing about the implications of a no-deal or 'hard' Brexit for energy policy in the UK and Ireland Click here to read the full briefing [add-this] Summary...
New report reveals the true cost of Drax’s coal imports from Russia
Coal Action Network and Fern have released a report "Slow Death in Siberia" about the impact of coal in that region. 49% of the UK's coal imports come from Russia, and most Russian coal exported comes from the Kuzbass region in Siberia. The report depicts entire...
Investor Briefing on Drax’s Biomass 2018
This Investor Briefing was handed to Drax investors entering the Drax AGM in York on 25 April 2018, as well as interested passers-by. It was subsequently sent to Drax's principle institutional investors. We invite investors to talk to us about their Drax investments....
Responses
Response to Forth Energy’s Addenum to their Dundee application
Biofuelwatch response to Forth Energy's Addendum to their application for a biomass power station at Dundee Port
Response to new planning documents related to ECO2’s application for a biomass power station at Mendlesham
Biofuelwatch submission in response to Mid Suffolk Council's consultation on a further submission by ECO2 regarding their biomass power station application in Mendlesham
Biofuelwatch evidence to UK Energy and Climate Change Committee
Energy and Climate Change Committee call for evidence on proposed Biomass one-off session, Biofuelwatch submission
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Open Letter to Against CDM Projects Linked to Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Open Letter to UK Government: UK Government must withdraw authorisation for Aguan and Lean CDM projects linked to assassinations and other human rights abuses in Honduras
Open Letter: Growing Opposition to Round Table on Responsible Soy
Open letter, supported by 235 organisations worldwide.
World Bank: No more funding for oil palm plantations
Open Letter sent to the World Bank on behalf of over 80 organizations from more than 34 countries urging the World Bank to stop funding oil palm plantations.