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Press Releases – USA
Lost in the Woods Report: Converting Biomass to Hydrogen is Hard, Expensive, Dirty and Dangerous
Biofuelwatch has published a new briefing report titled ‘Lost in the Woods: Mendocino Redwood Company Quietly Abandons Investment Plans for Biomass to Hydrogen Project.’ The report describes a proposed biomass to hydrogen project that was to be sited, built and...
Broad Coalition Sends Letter to California Governor, Urging Rejection of Controversial Global Aviation Climate Scheme
California Tropical Forest Standard endorsement would put California stamp of approval on dubious plan of global aviation industry to address climate damage with carbon offsets and biofuels for “carbon neutral growth” San Francisco, 19 June 2019 – A diverse coalition...
Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown
Joint statement and press release: Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown Long-term risks and threats of GE trees remain unanswered Joint Statement by Global Justice Ecology Project, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rural Coalition,...
Press Releases – Europe (except UK)
Energiewende: Holzverbrennung ist auch ökonomisch nicht nachhaltig
Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von ROBIN WOOD, NABU, Biofuelwatch und 180° Wärmewende Leipzig Pressemitteilung, 24. April 2026Zum morgigen Tag des Baumes 2026 warnen die Umweltorganisationen ROBIN WOOD, NABU und Biofuelwatch sowie die Initiative 180° Wärmewende Leipzig...
Mit schwarzen Pellets in die Insolvenz
Umweltorganisationen warnen: Cemex könnte ähnlich scheitern wie finnischer Pellet-Hersteller Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung von NABU, ROBIN WOOD und Biofuelwatch 8. April 2026 - Das einzige Pelletwerk Europas, das angekohlte, schwarze Holzpellets produzieren sollte, hat...
Environmental campaign groups urge European Investment Bank to halt proposed loan to Croatian Forests
19th March 2026 - Biofuelwatch, Fern, Earth Thrive and the Croatian environmental NGO Green Squad have today sent an open letter to the Secretariat of the European Investment Bank (EIB), urging them to put a stop on a proposed loan to Croatian Forests. The groups warn...
Press Releases – International Policies & Issues
PRESS RELEASE: Conservation Groups Urge Governments to Reject Biofuels in Shipping Decarbonization Plans
PRESS RELEASE Conservation Groups Urge Governments to Reject Biofuels in Shipping Decarbonization Plans As the International Maritime Organization negotiations open in London, a group of conservation organisations calls on governments to reject biofuels as a...
New report from Biofuelwatch reveals how Neste, the oil major, covers for the damages from their greenwashed biofuel transition.
February 2026 – Biofuelwatch has released a new briefing report, delving into detail about the ways in which this company relies on greenwashing, opaque supply chains and unethical practices in its pursuit of biofuels. Entitled Neste’s Biofuels - Don’t Ask Don’t...
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...
Press Releases UK
Protests in the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and the UK against Vattenfall’s continued investments in high-carbon biomass plants
29th April 2024 – Protests are taking place in the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, and the UK coinciding with Vattenfall’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) against Vattenfall’s investments in wood bioenergy as well as continued fossil fuel burning. This internationally...
Biofuelwatch issues legal challenge to decision to allow carbon capture installation at Drax power plant
Biofuelwatch UK has issued a High Court legal challenge to the decision to grant Drax Power Limited consent to install carbon capture technology at the Yorkshire biomass power plant. It would effectively allow the generation of electricity from burning almost entirely...
Trees from clearcutting in Portuguese nature reserve found to have gone to Drax pellet supplier
Trees from clearcutting in Portuguese nature reserve found to have gone to Drax pellet supplier 21st March 2024 - A new video investigation by Biofuelwatch and the Portuguese NGO ZERO [1] reveals that the Pinewells pellet plant in Portugal, whose biggest customer is...