The Dark Side of the Bioeconomy: Climate Catastrophe, Forest Destruction, and Human Rights Abuses Over 115 Organisations from 40 countries hold day of action to reject the “BioFuture Platform” … [Read more...]
Over 120 Groups From Around the World Declare Large Scale Forest Biomass Energy a Dangerous ‘Delusion’
Over 120 Groups From Around the World Declare Large Scale Forest Biomass Energy a Dangerous ‘Delusion’ (24 October 2018) - A loud chorus of civil society organisations representing hundreds of … [Read more...]
SIGN ON – Ditch Plans to Build UK’s Biggest Gas Plant
Climate change is bringing drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty to hundreds of millions of people, and air pollution in the UK is causing tens of thousands of premature deaths each year. Our … [Read more...]
Industrialization of Bioeconomy Poses Risks to Climate, Environment and People
Industrialization of Bioeconomy Poses Risks to Climate, Environment and People Civil society groups reject the impact of an exponential growth of the Bioeconomy In recent years, governments have … [Read more...]
Renewable Energy Subsidy Rule Changes Rule Out Inefficient Biomass Combined Heat and Power Projects
Renewable Energy Subsidy Rule Changes Rule Out Inefficient Biomass Combined Heat and Power Projects Biofuelwatch is part of the Campaign to Stop GE Trees Planning Committee New rule … [Read more...]
Burning Trees While Saving Forests? The Mythology of Bioenergy
Burning Trees While Saving Forests? The Mythology of Bioenergy In 2014, Scientists and environmentalists condemned work by University of British Columbia, who have genetically engineered (GE) … [Read more...]
What are the Problems with Big Biomass?
From our partners at Biofuelwatch.org.uk. See more on how genetically engineered trees relate to biofuels here. What are the problems with big biomass? In nutshell – there are three … [Read more...]
Study: Biomass Energy Has Big Climate Impact Even Under Best Case Scenario
Pelham, MA. Burning wood in power plants will significantly undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions over the next 10 – 50 years even under industry best-case scenarios where only forestry … [Read more...]
BECCS Would Cause Even Bigger Environmental Problems, Scientists Say
The Chicago Tribune recently published an article on BECCS technology A technology many hoped would fight climate change would cause even bigger environmental problems, scientists say. Tree … [Read more...]
STUDY: Creating Electricity With Wood Instead of Coal Worsens Climate Change
Displacing coal with wood for power generation will worsen climate change say MIT, UMass Lowell and Climate Interactive researchers New research challenges European Union policy that wood bioenergy … [Read more...]
