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Press Release: Environmental campaigners in US and Denmark urge key investor to withdraw investment from large biomass power station project MGT Teesside at Teesport in the UK
17th November 2016 - A large new biomass power station planned at Teesport has come under fire from US environmental campaigners, who have teamed up with Danish campaigners to persuade a key investor to pull their money out because of the serious effects which the...
Two #AxeDrax protests in one week
In collaboration with Coal Action Network and the London Mining Network, Biofuelwatch went to protest against subsidies for Drax's biomass burning at the new department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). This department was created to take on some of...
Protest at Drax power station marks 10 years since first ‘Climate Camp’
For immediate release: 22nd October 2016 Protest at Drax power station marks 10 years since first ‘Climate Camp’ Photos are free to use under Creative Commons licence CC BY. Please credit Sebastian Wood/Biofuelwatch This afternoon more than 60 people gathered outside...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Hudol Thermal’s failed gasification pilot plant
Here are the documents which Biofuelwatch Obtained from Natural Resources Wales in response to an information request under the Environmental Information Regulations: Hudol Thermal's original Environmental Permit, granted 23.10.2008 Variation of Hudol Thermal's...
Bioenergy in the European Commission’s proposal for a post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive
Bioenergy in the European Commission's proposed post-202 EU Renewable Energy Directive: An analysis of proposals and impacts A briefing by Biofuelwatch Summary The European Commission’s proposals for a new, post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive (RED) fail to address...
How Green is Ecotricity’s “Green Gas from Grass”?
An investigation by Biofuelwatch into Ecotricity's proposal to replace 97% of natural gas used to heat homes with biomethane made from grass Update: Ecotricity has now sent us a response to our briefing, which we have published in full, with our own comments (in...
Responses
Submission to Rio Plus 20 Zero Draft: A “Green Economy” Cannot Run on Biofuels or Bioenergy
Submission to Rio Plus 20 Zero Draft, from: Biofuelwatch, Global Forest Coalition, Global Justice Ecology Project, EcoNexus, Biomass Accountability Project, Partnership for Policy Integrity, PT AirWatchers (Port Townsend, Washington) and Ozark Riverkeepers Network....
Consultation Response about “Sustainable Framework for UK Aviation”
Biofuelwatch response to Government consultation about a "Sustainable Framework for UK Aviation"
Comments on UK consultation about EU draft Energy Efficiency Directive
Biofuelwatch comments on DECC Consultation about EU draft Energy Efficiency Directive, in relation to co-generation
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
People’s Statement on Climate Change
Statement, jointly issued by Tamil Nadu Environment Council (TNEC) and EQUATIONS, India. It includes a demand to ban agrofuel monocultures and plantations.
‘Fuelling Concerns’ – Statement on Agrofuels
Statement by Indian farmers, people's movements and NGOs.
An African Call for a Moratorium on Agrofuel Developments
An African Call for a Moratorium on Agrofuel Developments, with over 38 signatories.