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European Commission risks repeating mistakes with its flawed proposals on bioenergy sustainability

Today Politico has leaked the European Commission’s draft Winter Package on Climate and Energy which is expected to be released on November 30. The draft includes a major overhaul of the EU’s electricity market, and new rules for...

15/11/2016

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Bioenergy and social injustice in North Carolina

Our Bioenergy campaigner, Linde Zuidema, has been visiting the South-East United States to witness how forests are being destroyed to produce wood pellets for the EU energy market. Here she discovers the impact of the industry on...

15/11/2016

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Video Blog: Why forests are at risk in Liberia and how to plant the seeds of change

 Illegal logging is reducing globally, but deforestation continues as land is cleared for commercial agriculture. In Liberia, oil palm concessions were welcomed by the Government as a means to create jobs and infrastructure after...

15/11/2016

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Guest blog: Green Invasion

Europe’s once peaceful forests are being invaded - in the name of green energy. To meet European Union policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting renewable electricity and heating, governments from France to...

15/11/2016

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Sweden: Saving nature by destroying it?

In Dalarna, Sweden’s reputation for protecting nature and promoting sustainable forestry might appear well justified. 

Unbroken rows of pine forests, glimmering lakes and jutting mountain ranges dominate a landscape in which...

20/10/2016