Joint Letter by BiofuelwAtch, Dogwood Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council and Save Estonia's Forests, 12th June 2023 Click here for a fully referenced version Click here to read the letter in Dutch Dear Sir/Madam, We are writing you on behalf of Biofuelwatch,...
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Dutch government rules out new subsidies for burning wood for energy
Good news from the Netherlands, where campaign groups have been working hard to stop the burning of wood, much of it imported, in heat and power stations. In February 2021, the Dutch Parliament adopted a temporary stop to rule out new subsidies for biomass heat...
Open letter to BEIS by groups in pellet supplying countries
Conservation and environmental justice organisations in the USA, Estonia, Canada and Portugal have written an open letter to Mr Kwarteng, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth and Ms. Trevelyan, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean...
UK: END BIOMASS SUBSIDIES – MP Pledge
MPs - How can you support? Not an MP but a constituent? Please click here to write to your MP about this pledge. In 2018, the government effectively ended future subsidy for burning wood for electricity, sending the clear message that this is no longer...
Press release: Campaigners warn consultation loophole could lead to more subsidies for forest destruction
London, 29th May 2020 - Today, hundreds of environmental campaigners are calling on the UK Government to take urgent climate action by ensuring that future renewable subsidies are not used to fund burning trees in UK power stations. Over 800 individuals [1] as well as...
Campaign success! but our drive to stop existing biomass subsides continues….
In 2018, the government finally introduced stricter greenhouse gas limits and minimum efficiency standards for biomass plants, which has prevented even more subsidies being awarded to burning wood in power plants. This followed many years of campaigning by...
Biomass report by Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency slammed as a “greenwash” by international environment campaigners
Amsterdam, 8th May, 2020 - Today’s publication of a long-awaited biomass report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency has been greeted with alarm by international environmental organizations [1] who denounce it for failing for biomass subsidies in the...
Open Letter calling on the Government to redirect renewable subsidies from biomass burning to genuinely renewable energy
To sign the Open Letter, please email: biofuelwatch@gmail.com or complete the Google form here. For a pdf copy of the letter to download and print, please see here To the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, and the Energy Minister The...