BREAKING: New Short Documentary ‘Biomass and BECCS, Climate Solution or Ec
Dear friends and followers of the Clean Air Committee, New short documentary (12 min) can
Read more Follow-up politics, lawsuit, Vattenfall, RWE, Climate Council advice and a new biomass documentary
Dear friends and followers of the Clean Air Committee, Even though summer is (fortunately) just
Read more ‘Sustainable biomass’ does not exist. Nevertheless, Vattenfall continues to build biomass power plants in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands (het Parool, May 3rd, 2024)
Opinion, het Parool | may 3rd, 2024 Also published in the Swedish Aftonbladet Over the past
Read more Opinion: The new report from the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency mainly serves politics, not the climate
Fenna Swart, March 26, 2024, 3:30 pm, Volkskrant About the authorFenna Swart is the chair
Read more Revelations of shortcuts on biomass subsidies
Dear friends and followers of the Clean Air Committee (Comité Schone Lucht), Last week the
Read more A converted coal-fired power plant does not suddenly produce green energy, on the contrary
Millions in ‘green’ subsidies will go into it. But capturing CO2 at the chimney of
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04 Jan
Fireworks; fait accompli or disturbing display of ego? (BNNVARA)
Fireworks have become a regular part of New Year's celebrations around the world. But is
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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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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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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 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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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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02 Sep
Nightly Action against Biomass at Dutch Biomass Power Plant RWE
Light show with message to Brussels: ‘Biomass out of the EU Directive (RED)’...
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31 Aug
International actions announced against biomass in Netherlands and Brussels
This evening, on Thursday evening September 1, two actions will be carried out simultaneously in
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11 Jul
Wake-up call for European Parliament by light show
Industry Committee called on to listen to science and society: No Burning biomass BRUSSELS |
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22 Jun
Open Letter to members of the Dutch House of Representatives Committee for Economic Affairs and Climate and to Minister for Climate and Energy, Mr Jetten
We are writing to you on behalf of conservation and environmental justice organisations in the
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19 Jun
Our Forests Aren’t Fuel
Dear Members of the House of Representatives, As organizations based in the Southern United States, we
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22 Apr
Vattenfall response to open letter – April 22 2022
To: Regarding the letter: Open Letter to Vattenfall urging them to stop burning carbon including
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05 Apr
New report refutes sustainability claims from biomass industry
More than 40 biomass plants across Europe using stemwood for energy. EU| New report from
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