Publications
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Press releases
Report warns of science-fiction solution being promoted at Paris Climate Conference
Report warns of science-fiction solution being promoted at Paris Climate Conference Paris, 1st December 2015 - The first in-depth and critical analysis of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) [1], a so-called “negative emissions” technology favoured by...
Coal phase-out must mean urgent closure of all coal power stations, including Drax, campaigners say
Press release by Biofuelwatch, Coal Action Network and Partnership for Policy Integrity, 18 November 2015 For immediate release COAL PHASE-OUT MUST MEAN URGENT CLOSURE OF ALL COAL POWER STATIONS, INCLUDING DRAX, CAMPAIGNERS SAY No mention of biomass electricity in...
Campaigners welcome Drax’s decision to pull out of destructive energy project
Campaigners welcome Drax's decision to pull out of destructive energy project: Biofuelwatch Media Advisory, 25th September 2015 Environmental campaigners welcome today’s news that Drax Plc has withdrawn from the proposed White Rose Project. The power station would...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Recommendations to UK policymakers: Joint briefing by Biofuelwatch and UK Without Incineration Network
Policy recommendations by Biofuelwatch and the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN): Renewable Energy Subsidies in the UK: the case for excluding bioenergy and waste incineration
Last ditch climate option or wishful thinking? Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage
Last-ditch climate option or wishful thinking? Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Biofuelwatch has released a new comprehensive report about Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS). Full Report Executive Summary (English, Português, Español) (Full...
Who watches the watchmen? Auditors and the breakdown of oversight in the RSPO
Who watches the watchmen? Auditors and the breakdown of oversight in the RSPO, Environmental Investigations Agency and Grassroots
Responses
Forth Energy, Rosyth
Response to Consent Application by Forth Energy for biomass burning power station in Rosyth, December 2010.
Forth Energy, Grangemouth
Response to Consent Application by Forth Energy for biomass burning power station in Grangemouth.
Renewable Obligation Order 2011 (DECC)
Response to Consultation by DECC on the Renewable Obligation Order 2011.
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
“Palm oil for biofuels increases social conflicts and undermines land reform in Indonesia”
Open Letter to the European Union by Sawit Watch, Indonesia.
Compete With Life And Win The Secret Truth About Prosperity Laws
Open Letter to the European Union by Alert Against the Green Desert Network, Latin American Network against Monoculture Tree Plantations, Network for a GM free Latin America, Oilwatch South America, World Rainforest Movement.
“Biofuels: A Disaster in the Making”
Declaration signed by 98 organisations from North and South.