24 Dec
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Major successes of last year included the victory over Vattenfall.
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16 Dec
The current developments regarding biomass
In this newsletter we pay attention to the most important current developments regarding biomass in
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13 Dec
European Court of Auditors very critical of Brussels policy on biofuels (de Volkskrant)
The European Court of Auditors leaves hardly a chip on the Brussels policy on biofuels.
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13 Dec
RWE starts controversial permit process for biomass with BECCS Amer power plant
RWE, the largest energy company in the Netherlands, has started the procedure to convert its
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11 Dec
Biomass: the pariah of the climate debate (NRC)
Few potential climate solutions are as controversial as burning biomass. Even nuclear energy has a
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10 Dec
Success at the Dubai climate summit threatens to turn into a disaster for forests, according to conservationists (ALGEMEEN DAGBLAD)
An apparent success at the UN climate summit in Dubai threatens to turn into a
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21 Nov
Urgent Call to Wopke Hoekstra/COP28 with Letter & Art Action in Brussels
International Coalition Forest and Nature Action Groups are calling Hoekstra to order!
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20 Nov
‘ICARUS’ Art Action in Brussels
In the week preceding COP28 in Dubai, the international coalition of nature action groups (from
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20 Nov
Urgent Call to Wopke Hoekstra/ COP28 with Letter & Art Action in Brussels
International Coalition Forest and Nature Action Groups are calling Hoekstra to order BRUSSELS | In
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20 Nov
Letter to EU Climate Commissioner W Hoekstra on on Global Renewables Target before COP 28
Attention: Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra & his team Dear Wopke Hoekstra, dear EU Climate Commissioner, In
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15 Nov
RWE Eemshaven power plant runs entirely on biomass is disastrous
Biomass combustion with CO2 capture and storage is an unproven technology, very expensive, very energy-consuming,
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23 Oct
Despite election promises, the Netherlands is still the leader in burning forests, under the heading of biomass (BNNVARA)
BECCS is a new revenue model for the industry. The question is whether this has
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14 Oct
Breaking: Clean Air Committee this week in press and media
Clean Air Committee in Trouw's
NL Sustainable 100 and CSL's two op-eds about Frans Timmermans
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12 Oct
The obstacle to green is Timmermans himself (DE TELEGRAAF)
At the initiative of Frans Timmermans in his recent role as Eurocommissioner, Brussels is pushing
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29 Sep
EU elects new leader, but is the priority on Climate or still party politics? (BNNVARA)
The outgoing cabinet, on the personal recommendation of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte, has nominated
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22 Sep
Announcement from Vattenfall: “Biomass on hold” is a classic rhetoric trick!
After weeks of radio silence, Vattenfall today released a statement about the annulment of the environmental permit
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01 Sep
Justice has triumphed. Great win for our #forests, #biodiversity and #air quality!
Council of State scraps permit for Diemen biomass power plant.
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04 Aug
New summer sustainability campaign Vattenfall encounters protest in society
Energy company Vattenfall is launching a new international sustainability campaign this summer starring model, Hollywood
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03 Aug
CSL message to Cara Delevingne
The new commercial is nothing more than a PR stunt, intended to profile Vattenfall as
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28 Jul
CSL version of #Vattenfail commercial
Vattenfall has launched an international campaign starring model Cara Delevingne
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Opinion: ‘The new commercial from ‘green’ Vattenfall is nothing more than a PR stunt’ (Het Parool)
Energy company Vattenfall likes to present itself as an environmentally conscious company, but appearances can
Read more Position paper Clean Air Committee forBiomass Round Table Discussion inthe Committee Economic Affairs and Climate
Biomass combustion for energy is one of the biggest ecological drifts on an international and
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29 Jun
Climate crisis cannot be understood without knowledge of the ecological crisis
Last week, one of the most profound laws of nature escaped destruction, in a draw.
Read more The Questionable Role of Biomass in the Energy Transition
The fact that biomass combustion is less sustainable than originally thought, seems to be widely
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12 Jun
Urgent letter from international coalition of environmental organizations to the Dutch House of Representatives
A coalition of international environmental organisations, Dogwood Alliance (US), Natural Resources Defense Council (US), Save
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26 Apr
VattenFAIL: civil society groups in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands and Brussels call out Vattenfall’s investments in wood bioenergy and continued fossil fuels burning
26th April 2022 – Coinciding with Vattenfall’s AGM, banner protests against the company’s investment in
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25 Apr
CSL protests by the gates of the Vattenfall gas plant
Coinciding with Vattenfall’s AGM, banner protests against the company’s investment in and expansion of wood
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24 Apr
April 24, 2023—A message to Vattenfall
Comité Schone Lucht, Greta Thunberg and other members of the International Coalition against Burning Forest
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Vattenfall creates image with boomerang effect Energy company Vattenfall is launching a new international sustainability campaign this
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06 Feb
NEW RESEARCH | Certify on paper without looking at the forest
Largest certification program (SBP) for logging does not meet Dutch sustainability criteria
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