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Protestaktion vor Holzkraftwerk in Piesteritz: „Stilllegen statt Verkauf!“
Umweltorganisationen appellieren an Stadtwerke Wittenberg, auf klimafreundliche Wärme zu setzen Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von „180° Wärmewende Leipzig“, NABU, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch vom 21.10.2025 Wittenberg-Piesteritz – Anlässlich des Internationalen...
Campaigners Urge the IMO to Keep Biofuels Out of Net-Zero Framework
Joint press release by Global Forest Coalition, Forest Watch Indonesia and Biofuelwatch LONDON, 20 October 2025 – Biofuelwatch, Forest Watch Indonesia and Global Forest Coalition are calling the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to exclude harmful biofuels...
Nach Ankündigung der Leipziger Stadtwerke: Umweltgruppen fordern endgültige Stilllegung der Holzkraftwerke
Ende der ineffizienten und klimaschädlichen Stromerzeugung in Bischofferode und Piesteritz ist überfällig Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von NABU, ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch und der Kampagne “180° Wärmewende Leipzig” vom 29.09.2025 Leipziger und überregionale...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Webinar: Aviation biofuels in the UK, greenwashing and the potential for further harm
Join us at 4pm on Thursday 28th August for a webinar discussing the implications and risks of the drive by government and business to expand the aviation biofuels sector in the UK. We will discuss the ideological and economic drivers of this development, the severe...
Burning HVO for electricity and heat in Ireland – climate and environmental impacts
Biofuelwatch briefing about the impacts of irish government support for Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil Click here to download the full report Summary: Despite well-established fraud and sustainability concerns, the Irish government is pushing ahead with supporting HVO...
Sustainable Biomass Program: Certifying the Unsustainable
Joint report by Solutions for Our Climate, Global Environmental Forum, Mighty Earth, Biofuelwatch, and Biomass Action Network of the Environmental Paper Network Click here to download the report Executive Summary Faced with pressure to meet climate commitments and...
Responses
Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage – Biofuelwatch submission
Biofuelwatch's submission to the Public Accounts Committee's inquiry into carbon capture usage and storage - November 2024. Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into Carbon Capture Usage and Storage - Biofuelwatch submission
Response to Land Management Plan Direction for Old Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System
Biofuelwatch submission to US Forest Service Consultation I am writing on behalf of Biofuelwatch, an international organization with staff in the USA and UK. Our organization campaigns against large scale bioenergy, in particular wood pellets and chips for power...
Joint submission to UK Treasury consultation
Joint submission by Biofuelwatch, Stop Burning Trees and Cut Carbon Not Forests to UK Treasury call for submissions on Spending Review Policy suggestion discussed in our submission: "Drop the previous government’s proposal for “Transitional Support” for large-scale...
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Letter to Secretaries of State, UK environmental groups, bioenergy October 2024
Letter-to-Secretaries-of-State-environmental-groups-bioenergy-15.10.2024Download
Open Letter by civil society organisations in pellet-exporting countries to Secretary of State Ed Miliband
Click here to read the annotated letter with the list of signatories 26th August 2024 Dear Secretary of State, We are writing to congratulate you on your appointment as Secretary of State for Energy Security. We welcome your commitments to tackle the climate crisis,...
Open Letter by Environmental and Climate Organisations regarding KfW finance for wood biomass energy in Serbia
Click here to read the letter with the list of 41 signatory organisations 29th July 2024 Dear Mr Giegold, We are writing to you, as the Chair of the Board of Directors of KfW, on behalf of environmental organisations in the Western Balkan region, in Germany and across...