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Papierindustrie setzt auf klima- und umweltschädliche Holzenergie
Umweltorganisationen fordern Stopp von Subventionen für das Verfeuern von Holz Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch zum „Internationalen Tag des Waldes" 21. März 2025 - Die Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie in Deutschland verfeuert in großem Stil...
Press release about “Beaten to a Pulp” report
Report uncovers how millions of cubic metres of wood from the EU’s forests and plantations are being burned by the pulp and paper industry Authors estimate that the pulp industry could be responsible for burning 45 million cubic metres of wood directly from forestry...
Beating Europe’s forests to a pulp
The scale of biomass-burning at the EU's pulp and paper mills - Joint Report by Biofuelwatch and Environmental Paper Network Click here to download the report as a pdf Summary This investigation aims to quantify the scale of primary woody biomass burning for energy...
Reports, briefings and presentations
Shipping industry’s biofuels plan threatens rainforests, communities and climate
Open Letter to the Secretariat of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Click here to read the letter in Spanish 17th February, 2025 - The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) will soon finalise its negotiations on key climate laws for international...
A conversion to biofuels cannot be part of a Just Transition for Grangemouth
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Bioenergy is Expensive – CCNF Factsheet
Bioenergy is Expensive - Factsheet
Responses
Submission to UNFCCC on carbon removals
Supervisory Body report about Removal activities under the Article 6.4 mechanism
Response to Scottish Government consulation on Energy and Climate Justice Strategy
Scottish Energy and Climate Justice Strategy response, May 2023
Stellungnahme zu den Eckpunkten für eine Nationale Biomassestrategie (NABIS
Biofuelwatch Stellungnahme zu den Eckpunkten für eine Nationale Biomassestrategie (NABIS) PDF der Kommentare mit Literaturangaben Vorbemerkung: Biofuelwatch arbeitet seit zwei Jahren gemeinsam mit deutschen Umweltorganisationen zum Thema Holzbiomasse in Deutschland....
Declarations, joint statements and open letters
Open Letter to Dutch House of Representatives
Joint open letter by 31 organisations from the Netherlands and five countries exporting wood pellets burned in Dutch power plants Click here to download the letter with references and list of signatories Klik hier voor de Nederlandse versie van de brief. Open Letter...
Open brief aan Tweede Kamercommissie voor Economische Zaken en Klimaat
Gezamenlijke open brief van 31 milieu- en bosbeschermingsorganisaties uit Nederland en uit vijf landen waar vandaan houtpellets naar de Nederlandse elektriciteitscentrales worden geëxporteerd Klik hier om de brief met referenties en lijst van ondertekenaars te...
Joint Statement against Hamburg Senate proposal to burn wood or fossil gas in the Tiefstack plant
Hamburg needs an exit from coal, fossil gas and wood! Joint statement by 37 German and international organisations against ongoing climate change emissions by Hamburgs heat and power plant Tiefstack Update: In December 2024, Hamburg's Environment Minister and the...