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“Sustainable” biomass scheme greenlights deforestation, new report finds
World’s largest biomass certifier allows forest destruction and rising emissions under the guise of clean energy PRESS RELEASE July 31, 2025 (SEOUL, TOKYO, LONDON) – A new international report released today warns that forests worldwide are being cut down and burned...
Stade droht Kostenexplosion durch geplantes, riesiges Altholzkraftwerk
Bundesfördermittel für Stader Wärmewende in Gefahr / Umweltorganisationen fordern in offenem Brief an Stadtverordnete eine Wärmeplanung ohne Altholzkraftwerk Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch und NABU 17. Juli 2025 - Die Umweltorganisationen...
Press Release – Say no to Drax powered data centres
Press Release - Say no to Drax powerered data centres
Reports, briefings and presentations
EPH’s biomass business in Europe
Click here to download the briefing German version of the report Summary The EP holding (EPH) is one of Europe’s largest investors in climate-damaging energy, primarily in fossil fuels, but also in wood-fired power plants in Germany, the UK, the Czech Republic,...
EPH’s Biomasse Business in Europa
Bitte hier klicken um den Report herunterzuladen Report auf Englisch Zusammenfassung Die EP-Holding (EPH) ist eine der größten europäischen Investoren in klimaschädliche Energie, vor allem in fossile Brennstoffe, aber auch in Holzkraftwerke in Deutschland,...
What the biofuels industry doesn’t want you to know
What’s really in your ‘sustainable’ biofuels? Click here to download Biofuelwatch's report about the ISCC Biofuels, especially palm oil, have long been associated with deforestation. That’s why Germany set up the ISCC (International Sustainability and Carbon...
Responses
Response to European Commission consultation on LULUCF Regulation
Response to European Commission consultation about EU rules on LULUCF - evaluation Preventing the worst impacts of the climate crisis requires rapid phasing out CO2 emissions as well as strengthening the ability of natural ecosystems to sequester and store carbon. We...
Joint response to UK government consultation about ‘Transitional Subsidies’ for Drax and Lynemouth Power stations
Joint Response by Biofuelwatch and Stop Burning Trees to DESNZ consultation about Transitional Subsidies for large-scale biomass electricity plants (i.e. Drax and Lynemouth Power Stations)
Biofuelwatch’s objections to Drax’s BECCS application
Drax has applied for development consent for its BECCS project, a nationally significant infrastructure project. Biofuelwatch has objected via the examination process on a number of grounds. Our submissions to the planning inspectorate, along with those of many others...
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Berliner Fernwärme klimafreundlich und ohne Ausweitung der Holzverbrennung gestalten!
Offener Brief von Umwelt- und Klimaschutzorganisationen sowie Wissenschaft and die Berliner Senatsverwaltung Brief von 12 Umwelt- und Klimaschutzorganisationen und 6 Wissenschaftlern
Open Letter to Vattenfall, 2024
Joint open letter to Ms Anna Borg, Vattenfall CEO by Fridays for Future Sweden, Skydda Skogen (Sweden), ROBIN WOOD (Germany), Comité Schone Lucht (Netherlands) and Biofuelwatch CC to Mr Martijn Hagens (CEO Vattenfall Netherlands), Mr Alexander Van Ofwegen (Head of...
Offener Brief: Deutschland muss die Verbrennung von Waldholz endlich eindämmen
Offener Brief and Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz Robert Habeck, 14.9.2023 Unterzeichnet von NABU, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, ROBIN WOOD, Biofuelwatch, WWF Deutschland