The EU’s Emissions Trading System continues to menace forests by promoting wasteful bioenergy
Bioenergy emits as much CO2 as coal and gas, but produces a fraction of the energy. Why isn’t this wasteful fuel being regulated under the ETS?
Topic: Biomass
PFPI resp-Heating and Cooling Strategy, Oct. 9, 2025
PFPI resp-Circular Economy Act, Nov. 6, 2025
PFPI resp-Heating/Cooling Strategy Public Survey, Nov 20, 2025
NGO letter-Biomass in Heating & Cooling Strategy, June 23, 2025
Is the EU going to create more biomass out of thin air?
The EU’s new “Bioeconomy Strategy” promises a lot of new industrial funding streams, while treating forests and climate like an afterthought
The chemical industry is coming for your forests
The European Commission workshop on the proposed Bioeconomy Strategy (May 5) was well-attended by industries that want to use biomass, including forest biomass, to manufacture chemicals and materials. The Renewable…
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Vattenfall Biomass Plant Defeated: Lessons from a Successful Dutch Campaign
We recently received incredible news from one of our coalition partners in the Netherlands, Comité Schone Lucht (Clean Air Committee): after six years of relentless campaigning against the proposed Vattenfall…
Environmental Paper Network database
What’s the problem with bioenergy?
NGO feedback re SE Presidency’s non-paper on bioenergy sustainability – RED III
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Hungarian climate targets are unsustainable with increasing logging and we will not comply with EU regulations either
Wood pellet and bioenergy threat map (Environmental Paper Network)
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