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Zum Internationalen Aktionstag gegen das Verfeuern von Holz fordern Umweltgruppen Umdenken bei den Holzverbrennungsplänen von eins-Energie und der Stadt Chemnitz
Wirtschaftlichkeit des geplanten Holzkraftwerks höchst fraglich – Wälder bereits übernutzt, Holzpreise steigen Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von Biofuelwatch, NABU, ROBIN WOOD und Bürgerinitiative für Großwärmepumpe statt Holzkraftwerk im Chemnitzer Westen Chemnitz, 21....
Kundgebung in Stade: Umweltgruppen fordern Umdenken beim geplanten Holzheizkraftwerk in Bützfleth
Banner-Protest zum „Internationalen Aktionstag gegen das Verbrennen von Holz” Stade, 21. Oktober 2025 - Anlässlich des Internationalen Aktionstags gegen das Verbrennen von Holz fand heute Nachmittag auf dem Pferdemarkt in Stade eine Protestkundgebung gegen das...
Berlin verbrennt die Zukunft!
Spektakulärer Protest gegen Berlins Pläne zur Wärmewende am „Internationalen Aktionstag gegen das Verfeuern von Holz“ Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch Berlin, 21.Oktober 2025 - Aus Protest gegen das Verfeuern von Holz in Kraftwerken...
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
Grangemouth Draft Just Transition Plan consultation repsonse
Click here to download Biofuelwatch response to the Draft Grangemouth Just Transition Plan: call for stakeholder views, 6th February 2025
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...
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...