Planned protests in Montreal at International Aviation Assembly (24th of September to 4th of October) // New briefing exposes plans for palm oil in the airplane tank & aviation emissions scheme (CORSIA) as set to fail to reduce aviation emissions Montreal/ Vienna,...
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CORSIA: A false solution to the very real threat of emissions from aviation
Biofuelwatch briefing about the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation "CORSIA must be rejected. We need fewer flights not palm oil and offset greenwash!" Click here to download the fully referenced and illustrated briefing. Click here to...
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...
Neste: The Finnish company preparing to put palm oil in aircraft fuel tanks
Click here to read Biofuelwatch's report about the Finish biofuel and oil company Neste and its aviation biofuel plans. [add-this] Executive Summary: Neste aims to become the world’s largest aviation biofuel producer in 2019 and to rapidly scale up its production...
Civil society groups reject the impact of an exponential growth of the Bioeconomy
Open Letter to the members of the BioFuture Platform, signed by 120 organisations from 40 countries. Click here for a referenced version with the list of signatories. Civil society groups reject the impact of an exponential growth of the Bioeconomy In recent...
The Dark Side of the Bioeconomy: Climate Catastrophe, Forest Destruction, and Human Rights Abuses
Over 120 Organisations from 40 countries hold day of action to reject the “BioFuture Platform” (November 7, 2018) - An international coalition of more than 120 organisations from 40 countries today warns that the rapid global growth of the so-called bioeconomy poses a...
Biofuelwatch report: Dead End Road – The False Promise of Cellulosic Biofuels
Biofuelwatch has published its new in-depth report about cellulosic biofuels, with an in-depth look at each of the commercial-scale facilities worldwide claimed to have been commissioned or operational since 2010. Click here to download the full report (4 MB) Click...
Why opposing a no-deal or ‘hard Brexit’ is crucial for a clean energy future
Why opposing a no-deal or 'hard' Brexit is crucial for a clean energy future Biofuelwatch briefing about the implications of a no-deal or 'hard' Brexit for energy policy in the UK and Ireland Click here to read the full briefing [add-this] Summary...
Open Letter by 200 Indonesian communityleaders opposing biofuels from palm oil
An Open Letter to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, the President of the Council of the European Union, and Leaders of European Union Member States: Regarding the Impact of Oil Palm Plantation Namely Forest Destruction, Land Grabbing, Human Rights Violation,...
Biofuelwatch response to the National Infrastructure Commission priorities consultation
NIC Priorities consultation response from Biofuelwatch Our response supports the very exhaustive response by UK Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) to question 18: How should the residual waste stream be separated and sorted amongst anaerobic digestion, energy from...
MEPs must vote against new destructive biofuel and biomass incentives
The plenary of the European Parliament will vote on the renewed Renewable Energy Directive (RED) during the week of the 15th January. This vote could see even more policy support being directed towards destructive biofuels and biomass. We believe that neither should...
UPDATE: Dangerous aviation biofuels plans rejected!
18th October 2017 The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Member States rejected plans for 50% of aviation fuel to be supplied by biofuels by 2050. This is due in no small part to the letter opposing these plans co-ordinated by Biofuelwatch and signed by...
Almost 100 Organisations Worldwide Condemn UN Aviation Agency’s Biofuel Plans
Almost 100 Organisations Worldwide Condemn UN Aviation Agency’s Biofuel Plans London, Embargoed for 10th October, 00:01 AM BST (midnight from Monday to Tuesday) An in-depth report released by Biofuelwatch last week [4] shows that feedstocks (raw materials used to...
ICAO’s aviation biofuels plans: A dangerous distraction
6th October 2017 : Letter to the ICAO signed by 96 civil society organisations worldwide Please click here for a pdf with the full list of signatories En Español - Auf Deutsch From 11th to 13th October, the International Civil Aviation...
Aviation biofuels: How ICAO and industry plans could lead to planes flying on palm oil
New Biofuelwatch report on aviation biofuels released 6th October 2017 How biofuels fit in with the aviation industry’s and ICAO’s growth strategy Aviation biofuels: the state of play Unlikely contenders: Aviation biofuels made from anything other than vegetable oils...
6th October: Aviation biofuels and what ICAO’s proposals will really mean
Report on aviation biofuels raises alarm about links to land grabs, rainforest destruction As the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) prepares to hold a high level conference on alternative aviation fuels from 11-13 October, Biofuelwatch campaigners are...
Bioenergy in the European Commission’s proposal for a post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive
Bioenergy in the European Commission's proposed post-202 EU Renewable Energy Directive: An analysis of proposals and impacts A briefing by Biofuelwatch Summary The European Commission’s proposals for a new, post-2020 Renewable Energy Directive (RED) fail to address...
Civil society groups call on UN Agency to withdraw misleading report about second generation biofuel market
For Immediate Release: April 6th, 2016 Contact: Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch Co-Director, +44 131 6232 600, biofuelwatch@ymail.com Civil society groups call on UN Agency to withdraw misleading report about second generation biofuel market Edinburgh, Scotland –Today...