Bioenergy: the Achilles Heel of the EU 2050 decarbonisation vision Timed to come out just before the climate conference in Katowice, Poland, the EU released its much-anticipated vision for…
Biofuels are not a way to decarbonise aviation This letter to Commissioner Bulc explains why NGOs are concerned about his statement that “Biofuels are the ‘best choice’ at this point to start to…
Biofuture: Paving the road to hell with good intentions In November 2017, at COP23 in Bonn, 19 countries announced their misguided intention to use more biomass for energy…
Biomass and resource efficiency: The need for a supply-led approach to forest productivity “Measures are needed to ensure use of forest products is not guided by unregulated demand, but by what…
Biomass and the EU Heating and Cooling strategy As the EU discusses a new Heating and Cooling Strategy, to be published by the European Commission in this month, various industry lobbies…
Biomass can emit more carbon per unit of energy than most fossil fuels, Chatham House paper reveals In February 2017, Chatham House published Woody Biomass for Power and Heat: Impacts on the…
Biomass industry attempts to gut proposals to limit the subsidies they receive for forest destruction As Renewable Energy Directive negotiations enter their final phase, EU decision-makers must…
Biomass: EU imports from abroad on the rise In August 2015, the New Scientist and the Biomass Magazine reported about a projected increase in supplies of wood pellets to the EU…
Biomass: new, troubling data on use and subsidies in the EU Biomass remains a false solution to an increasingly pressing climate and biodiversity crisis. A report commissioned by the European…
Black Lives Matter: Listening to those on the front-line Fern has compiled a list of material on equity and inclusion, which helps inform and guide our work. We hope it will also benefit others. The…
