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Company directors behind Milford Haven plans for a waste and biomass gasifiers were behind a smaller, failed development using that same technology
Campaigners obtain evidence that company directors behind Milford Haven plans for a waste and biomass gasifiers were behind a smaller, failed development using that same technology 27th January 2017 - A Biofuelwatch Freedom of Information request has revealed that...
Joint Press Release about Egnedol directors having been behind failed gasification scheme
Joint Press Release by Biofuelwatch and Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth Campaigners obtain evidence that company directors behind Milford Haven plans for a waste and biomass gasifiers were behind a smaller, failed development using that same technology 27th January...
Joint Press Release about Egnedol’s Application for a Large Waste and Biomass Gasification Plant in Milford Haven
Environmental Campaigners Vow to Fight Egnedol’s Milford Haven waste and biomass plans, Joint Press release by Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth and Biofuelwatch
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
Biofuelwatch Reponse to Peel Energy’s Addendum on Air Quality (Trafford)
Biofuelwatch response to Peel Energy's Addendum on Air Quality, for a proposed 20 MW Biomass power station at Trafford, near Manchester
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"
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Gender and Climate Change Caucus – MADRE statement on Agrofuels
http://www.wrm.org.uy/actors/CCC/Bali/Women_Agrofuels.pdf
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.