EU proposals on bioenergy: a serious threat to climate and sustainable development goals This letter written on behalf of 30 NGOs asks Members of the European Parliament to support crucial changes…
Covered in smoke: why burning biomass threatens European health Tens of thousands of EU citizens are dying prematurely every year as a result of exposure to air pollution from burning solid biomass,…
Return of the trees To have a fair chance of limiting global temperature rise to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius, it will be necessary to remove at least 500 billion tonnes of CO2 from the…
CoNGOs project : Discussion of a new paradigm for community forestry The CoNGOs project partners discuss a new paradigm for community forestry at the meeting of the CBFP parties in Douala. At the…
Ferns Christmas wish for the bioenergy sector In early 2018, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will vote on a new Renewable Energy Directive (REDII). The current RED has encouraged…
Fern submission to EU Consultation: “A sustainable bioenergy policy for the period after 2020” As the European Commission closes its public consultation on the future of the EU’s bioenergy policy,…
Snake oil or climate cure - The effect of public funding on European bioenergy If European Union targets are met, by the year 2020, 20 per cent of the EU’s energy consumption will come from…
Implementation of community forestry in the Republic of Congo In the Republic of Congo, the forestry sector is the second-largest contributor to the national economy after oil, and the principal…
What impact has the Renewable Energy Directive had on EU forests? The EU Renewable Energy Directive was launched in 2009 to great fanfare and the promise that the EU would fulfil at…
Unearned credit: Why aviation industry forest offsets are doomed to fail Unlike other sectors, international aviation is not included in 2015’s Paris Agreement. This has allowed aviation to lag…
