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Drax’s biomass carbon capture announcement exposes fallacy of BECCS
Drax’s biomass carbon capture announcement exposes fallacy of supposed climate fix, campaigners say 21st May 2018 - The environmental campaign group Biofuelwatch [1] slams Drax Power Station’s announcement of a pilot carbon capture project at one of its biomass...
Drax Plc hit by double protest on the day of its AGM
Media release: Drax Plc hit by double protest during its AGM For immediate release 25th April 2018 This morning forest, climate and environmental justice activists have gathered outside Drax Plc's Annual General Meeting in York. The lively demonstration aimed to...
Masked forest flashmob targets world’s biggest biomass burners at conference in London
London, 18th April 2018 – A flashmob made up environmental, energy and climate justice campaigners has greeted the world’s largest biomass conference which is held at the Landmark Hotel in Marleybone, London from 17th to 19th April [1], in protest against an industry...
Reports, briefings and presentations
GE Trees: Presentation to the National Academy of Sciences
Forests in Crisis - but Biotechnology is not the Solution On 27th March 2018, members of Biofuelwatch and Global Justice Ecology presented evidence to the National Academies of Sciences via a webinar about the impacts and dangers of genetically engineered...
Biomass Basics
What are the problems with big biomass? In a nutshell - there are three problems: 1) It takes huge areas of land and huge quantities of wood to supply a tiny fraction of the energy we use. 2) Burning biomass emits CO2 to the atmosphere, just as burning fossil fuels...
UK Coal Phaseout to be introduced with dangerous loopholes and delays
Biofuelwatch briefing about the UK Government's coal phaseout decision announced in January 2018. "The Government announced in 2015 that it seeks to end coal burning for electricity within a decade, albeit only if “ a shift to new gas can be achieved within these...
Responses
Consultation response about Review of Qualification Criteria for Renewable CHP Schemes
Biofuelwatch response to Consultation about the Review of Qualification Criteria for Renewable CHP Schemes Consultation document available here.
Joint response to the draft High Level Panel of Experts on Biofuels and Food Security report
Response by Biofuelwatch, EcoNexus and Global Forest Coalition to the Draft O report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Biofuels and Food Security Click here to see the draft report and here to see the list of all responses.
Letter to Adur Councillors
Leaflet with letter to Adur Councillors opposing Edgeley Green Power's application for a 32 MW biofuel power station in Shoreham-on-Sea
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Statement Opposing Promotion of Jatropha cultivation
An Open Letter By Anthra, Adivasi Aikya Vedika and Yakshi, December 2009.
Declaration of the First Congress “Save the Peoples and Forests of Papua”.
Declaration, Port Numbay.
Palm Oil Plantations Will Never Be Sustainable
Open Letter.