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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...
Planes de la ONU de usar combustibles para la aviación y compensaciones de carbono condenados por 90 organizaciones de todo el mundo
Planes de la ONU de usar combustibles para la aviación y compensaciones de carbono condenados por 89 organizaciones de todo el mundo - Para su publicación inmediata – 90 organizaciones de 35 países hacen un llamamiento a la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional...
Renewable energy subsidy rule changes rule out inefficient biomass combined heat and power projects
London 7 June 2018 From Biofuelwatch[1] For immediate release. New rule changes, published yesterday, to conditions for Contracts for Difference for combined heat and power plants that burn wood [2] stipulate that they should be at least 70% efficient (instead of the...
Reports, briefings and presentations
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....
The Strange Case of Uskmouth Power Station
Note: This briefing has not been updated since October 2018. As of January 2020, the power station has not been converted, and the developers are instead commissioning a feasibility study into the possibility of burning pellets from Refuse Derived Fuel. Uskmouth coal...
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: 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.
Stop the Destruction of Forests and Lands for Wood-based Bioenergy
Declaration by over 90 organisations worldwide.