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    NGOs call on Energy Council to end support for burning forests as renewable energy

    NGOs call on Energy Council to end support for burning forests as renewable energy

    The current reform to forest biomass policy supported by the Council will lead to ecosystem and climate collapse

    orchestrator February 21, 2023March 9, 2023 News Read more

    Wood product manufacturers sound the alarm about burning wood for energy

    Stacks of logs in snow

    Representatives of wood-using industries are showing real fear about their ability to survive, and deep frustration that bioenergy is gobbling up resources and getting subsidised to do so.

    orchestrator November 17, 2022January 13, 2023 HEAT Read more

    EU climate, nature and air quality goals are in jeopardy because of wood-burning for energy, new study shows

    EU climate, nature and air quality goals are in jeopardy because of wood-burning for energy, new study shows

    Climate-critical land carbon sink is rapidly declining, while harvesting and burning wood for biomass energy continues to grow

    orchestrator November 6, 2022November 7, 2022 News Read more

    European Parliament vote signals the beginning of the end for forest biomass as renewable energy

    European Parliament vote signals the beginning of the end for forest biomass as renewable energy

    NGOs Call on EU Leaders to Strengthen Provisions in Trilogue

    orchestrator September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 News Read more

    It’s time to transfer billions in biomass subsidies to heat pumps and solar

    Aerial view of Warmeston Oü pellet plant in Sauga, Pärnu County, Estonia

    A single 50 MW biomass electricity plant burns as much wood per year as 180,000 homes – while raking in millions in subsidies that could be supporting truly clean energy

    orchestrator August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 HEAT Read more

    Forest fire CO2 emissions vs. biomass energy emissions – which is worse?

    Forest fire CO2 emissions vs. biomass energy emissions – which is worse?

    What if we told you that the EU is paying people to burn wood that emits more CO2 than these catastrophic fires?

    orchestrator August 23, 2022January 27, 2023 HEAT Read more

    OECD Watchdog Advances Greenwashing Complaint Against Biomass Giant Drax

    OECD Watchdog Advances Greenwashing Complaint Against Biomass Giant Drax

    EU policymakers and investors take note: biomass company claims about carbon neutrality don’t survive scrutiny.

    orchestrator July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 News Read more

    Parliamentary committee waves through loophole-ridden biomass provisions, setting up clash for Plenary

    Still image taken from company video showing logs being stockpiled on site.

    The gap between what the science shows is needed to save forests and the climate, and what is on the table, is still too wide.

    orchestrator July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 HEAT Read more

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    The Forest Defenders Alliance is a joint project of the Partnership for Policy Integrity and numerous NGOs who have provided support and content for this website. We are grateful for the generous support of funders who made this possible, including The European Climate Foundation, the Ceres Trust, the Tortuga Foundation, and the Packard Foundation, and Fred Stanback.