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Briefing : Drax’s Coal-to-Biomass conversion increases emissions of dangerous small particles
11th August 2017 Read the report here: Drax and air quality briefing 2017 A new investigation by Biofuelwatch has discovered that since Drax Power Station's part-conversion to burning wood pellets, emissions of dangerous dust particles have increased by 135%. The...
US Dept. of Agriculture Receives Near Unanimous Public Rejection of GE Trees
Statement from Biofuelwatch, Global Justice Ecology Project and Indigenous Environmental Network 19 July 2017 New York (US)–New Zealand-owned tree biotechnology company ArborGen faces near unanimous opposition to commercial deregulation of their...
Portugal’s Wildfires: a Result of the Timber Industry
Wildfires in Portugal have been called “the worst such disaster in recent history.” Dozens of people burnt to death in their cars while trying to escape the inferno. But this horrific tragedy was human-made. One-quarter...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Aviation biofuels: How ICAO and industry plans could lead to planes flying on palm oil
New Biofuelwatch report on aviation biofuels released 6th October 2017 How biofuels fit in with the aviation industry’s and ICAO’s growth strategy Aviation biofuels: the state of play Unlikely contenders: Aviation biofuels made from anything other than vegetable oils...
6th October: Aviation biofuels and what ICAO’s proposals will really mean
Report on aviation biofuels raises alarm about links to land grabs, rainforest destruction As the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) prepares to hold a high level conference on alternative aviation fuels from 11-13 October, Biofuelwatch campaigners are...
New report argues algae biofuels are overhyped and unacceptably risky
Latest in Biotechnology for Biofuels series September 26, 2017 As the Bio-Based Live Americas conference meets today to discuss topics including industrial scale production of biofuels and chemicals via genetically engineered (GE) microorganisms such as GE algae, a...
Responses
Objection to Estover Energy’s proposed biomass plant at Craigellachie
Biofuelwatch objection to proposed biomass plant by Estover Energy at Craigellachie Wood, Moray
First Biofuelwatch objection to Edgeley Green Power’s biofuel power station in Shoreham
First Biofuelwatch objection to Edgeley Green Power's application for a biofuel power station in Shoreham-on-Sea (focussing on air quality impacts)
Closing Submission to Grangemouth Public Inquiry
Biofuelwatch was a member of the Grangemouth Community Council Coalition which made representations against a 100MW Biomass Power station proposed for the Port of Grangemouth, in Scotland, in May 2011. The Coalition's closing submission can be found here
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Agrofuels: The new frontier for genetically modified organism’s (GMOs)
Declaration towards the International Biofuels Conference in Brazil. Red por una America Latina Libre de Transgenicos (RALLT) and African Centre for Biosafety.
Declaration from the International Seminar: Agrofuels as an Obstactle to Food and Energy Sovereignty
Declaration from the international seminar, São Paulo, 17-19 November 2008.
International Declaration Against the ‘Greenwashing’ of Palm Oil by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Declaration with 256 signature organisations.