{"id":8622,"date":"2023-08-23T09:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T09:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/nieuws-blog\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T13:30:10","slug":"news-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/en\/news-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"News Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8622\" class=\"elementor elementor-8622 elementor-8097\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cda2e87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cda2e87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a88183f\" data-id=\"a88183f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4602bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4602bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News blog<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd66c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd66c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here we publish relevant news articles:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7588c4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7588c4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffdf8a5\" data-id=\"ffdf8a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-312d00f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"312d00f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a10b205\" data-id=\"a10b205\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2683393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2683393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">New summer sustainability campaign Vattenfall encounters protest in societyne Vattenfall stuit op protest in samenleving<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong> Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht (4 augustus 2023)<\/strong><br\/>Energy company Vattenfall is launching a new international sustainability campaign this summer starring model, Hollywood actress and self-proclaimed \u2018eco-warrior\u2019 Cara Delevingne. In this commercial, Vattenfall wants to show, with a facial spray based on industrial emissions, that their emissions are clean and sustainable. The Dutch nature NGO, Clean Air Committee (CSL), this week published a new version of the Vattenfall commercial with the, according to CSL, \u2018real story\u2019. \n<br\/><br\/>\n<a class=\"btn-read-more\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/new-summer-sustainability-campaign-vattenfall-encounters-protest-in-society\/\">\n               <i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right\"><\/i>Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98b7308\" data-id=\"98b7308\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0512b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0512b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Urgent letter from international coalition of environmental organizations to the Dutch House of Representatives<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht (13 juni 2023)<\/strong> <br\/>\nIn run up to Round Table Biomass House of Representatives 15 June next\n<br\/><br\/>\n<a class=\"btn-read-more\"  href=\"\/en\/urgent-letter-from-international-coalition-of-environmental-organizations-to-the-dutch-house-of-representatives\/\">\n               <i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right\"><\/i>Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ebed08\" data-id=\"5ebed08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d9f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"18d9f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">The Questionable Role of Biomass in the Energy Transition<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>Fenna Swart (12 juni 2023) Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht<\/strong><br\/>Position Paper Round Table Conversation Biomass, Cie EZK dated 15 June 2023\n<br\/><br\/>\n<a class=\"btn-read-more\"  href=\"\/en\/the-questionable-role-of-biomass-in-the-energy-transition\/\">\n               <i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right\"><\/i>Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5144915 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5144915\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c4a15c\" data-id=\"3c4a15c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f24918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f24918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht (26 april 2023)<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/vattenfail-civil-society-groups-in-sweden-germany-netherlands-and-brussels-call-out-vattenfalls-investments-in-wood-bioenergy-and-continued-fossil-fuels-burning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VattenFAIL: civil society groups in Sweden, Germany, Netherlands and Brussels call out Vattenfall\u2019s investments in wood bioenergy and continued fossil fuels burning<\/a><br \/>Coinciding with Vattenfall\u2019s AGM, banner protests against the company\u2019s investment in and expansion of wood bioenergy have been held at the site of a proposed new biomass plant in Diemen, Netherlands, outside Vattenfall\u2019s offices in Berlin and Brussels, and outside the company\u2019s AGM itself, in Solna, Sweden.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Message to Vattenfall\u00a0(24 april 2023)<br \/><\/strong>Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht, Greta Thunberg and other members of the International Coalition against Burning Forest Biomass send a message to Vattenfall &#8211; &#8220;Too little too late&#8221;:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v6rdC9E1iP4<\/div><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Mongabay\u00a0(3 april 2023)<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2023\/04\/eu-woody-biomass-final-policy-continues-threatening-forests-and-climate-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EU woody biomass final policy continues threatening forests and climate: Critics<\/a><br \/>Forest campaigners voiced grave disappointment and alarm March 30 over the European Union\u2019s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) as it applies to wood burning for energy and heat.\u00a0<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>The Indian Express (3 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-climate\/india-forest-tree-cover-data-deforestation-explained-8474163\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The case for open, verifiable forest cover data<\/a><br \/>Jay Mazoomdaar explains how India mapped its forest cover over four decades and why making the data freely available will improve the quality of this vital policy input.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists\u00a0(2 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icij.org\/investigations\/deforestation-inc\/myanmar-teak-trade-sanctions-military-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Western firms certified as socially responsible trade in Myanmar teak linked to the military regime<\/a><br \/>Records show how environmental certification firms and middlemen legitimize deals that start with Myanmar\u2019s brutal junta and end as yacht decks.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>The Indian Express\u00a0(2 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/express-exclusive\/in-chase-for-growth-carbon-targets-questions-swirl-over-forests-on-paper-8474191\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In chase for growth and carbon targets, questions swirl over forests on paper<\/a><br \/>Multiple studies have shown that plantations are less efficient than natural forests in storing carbon and supporting biodiversity.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Profil (1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.profil.at\/investigativ\/abholzung-schmuggel-greenwashing-das-schmutzige-geschaeft-mit-dem-wald\/402347817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abholzung, Schmuggel, Greenwashing: Das schmutzige Gesch\u00e4ft mit dem Wald<\/a><br \/>Holz wird als besonders umweltfreundlicher Rohstoff wahrgenommen \u2013 aber stimmt das \u00fcberhaupt? profil ist Teil einer globalen Recherche zu einer Ressource, die nicht immer so sauber ist, wie sie scheint. Gr\u00fcnde daf\u00fcr findet man auch in \u00d6sterreich.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>L&#8217;Espresso\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espresso.repubblica.it\/inchieste\/2023\/03\/01\/news\/foreste_distrutte_certificato_verde-390076047\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreste distrutte col certificato verde: lo scandalo mondiale delle etichette eco<\/a><br \/>Le aziende pagano attestati e marchi di sostenibilit\u00e0. Ma almeno 347 societ\u00e0 promosse sono state accusate o condannate per gravi violazioni ambientali. L\u2019inchiesta dell\u2019Espresso con il consorzio Icij e IrpiMedia sul greenwashing e il finto ecologismo.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Deutsche Welle (DW)\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/deforestation-inc-how-green-firms-prevent-climate-action\/a-64851705?maca=en-rss_en_environment-22607-xml-mrss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deforestation Inc.: How &#8216;green&#8217; firms prevent climate action<\/a><br \/>A new 9-month long cross-border investigation exposes the flaws of \u201cgreen\u201d forestry labels. Environmental auditors overlook harm by \u201csustainable&#8221; companies, hindering climate efforts.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Publica\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apublica.org\/2023\/03\/madeireiras-com-selo-de-sustentabilidade-tiveram-mais-de-r-100-milhoes-em-multas-do-ibama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Madeireiras com selo de sustentabilidade tiveram mais de R$ 100 milh\u00f5es em multas do Ibama<\/a><br \/>Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o internacional mostra que empresas com certificado exigido para exporta\u00e7\u00e3o cometeram crimes ambientais.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>ARD Audiothek\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardaudiothek.de\/episode\/organisiertes-verbrechen-recherchen-im-verborgenen\/projekt-sylvia-1-4\/ndr-info\/12426375\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gestohlener Wald &#8211; Projekt Sylvia<\/a><br \/>Bei organisierter Kriminalit\u00e4t denkt man an Drogen und an gef\u00e4lschte Produkte. Doch schon auf Platz drei der Statistik steht der illegale Handel mit Holz. Wer Holz verkauft, kann damit reich werden \u2013 so reich, dass Menschen daf\u00fcr t\u00f6ten. Und die explodierenden Holzpreise versch\u00e4rfen das Problem noch.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Convoca\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/convoca.pe\/agenda-propia\/deforestation-inc-al-menos-48-firmas-auditoras-certificaron-como-sostenibles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deforestation Inc: Al menos 48 firmas auditoras certificaron como sostenibles a compa\u00f1\u00edas que depredan los bosques<\/a><\/strong><br \/>En coordinaci\u00f3n con\u00a0el Consorcio Internacional de Periodistas de Investigaci\u00f3n (ICIJ), 140 periodistas de 27 pa\u00edses investigaron durante meses a las firmas que certifican las supuestas buenas pr\u00e1cticas ambientales de las compa\u00f1\u00edas madereras y agr\u00edcolas que operan en los bosques. Esta serie period\u00edstica, titulada\u00a0<strong>Deforestation Inc,<\/strong>\u00a0revela c\u00f3mo decenas de firmas auditoras internacionales han servido para blanquear esc\u00e1ndalos corporativos y cr\u00edmenes contra la naturaleza.\u00a0<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>The Indian Express\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ojJgJwoQ_zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Express Investigation: Lutyens\u2019 Bungalows, RBI, Encroachments \u2018Forests\u2019 In Govt\u2019s Forest Cover Map<\/a><br \/>That Lutyens\u2019 Delhi is India\u2019s Capital, the seat of power and home to men and women who run the country, is well known. But what\u2019s not so well known is that the bungalows of ministers and senior officers, even the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building on Sansad Marg, are \u201cforest\u201d in the official forest cover map.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ojJgJwoQ_zw<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parts of the campuses of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and residential neighbourhoods across Delhi are also \u201cforest\u201d, an investigation by The Indian Express has found. For over four decades, around one-fifth of India has remained consistently under green cover on government records.<\/figcaption><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Spiegel\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wirtschaft\/rodung-in-rumaenien-wie-holzraeuber-die-aeltesten-waelder-europas-zerstoeren-a-d6b0149e-a843-4f91-ae08-6f9afbcf29f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wie Holzr\u00e4uber die \u00e4ltesten W\u00e4lder Europas zerst\u00f6ren<\/a><br \/>In Rum\u00e4nien steht einer der letzten Urw\u00e4lder Europas \u2013 noch. Denn Holz aus gesch\u00fctzten Gebieten landet bei dem \u00f6sterreichischen Konzern Egger. Unsere Recherche zeigt, mit welchen Tricks die Zulieferer arbeiten.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Spiegel\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wirtschaft\/rodung-in-rumaenien-wie-holzraeuber-die-aeltesten-waelder-europas-zerstoeren-a-d6b0149e-a843-4f91-ae08-6f9afbcf29f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wie Holzr\u00e4uber die \u00e4ltesten W\u00e4lder Europas zerst\u00f6ren<\/a><br \/>In Rum\u00e4nien steht einer der letzten Urw\u00e4lder Europas \u2013 noch. Denn Holz aus gesch\u00fctzten Gebieten landet bei dem \u00f6sterreichischen Konzern Egger. Unsere Recherche zeigt, mit welchen Tricks die Zulieferer arbeiten.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icij.org\/investigations\/deforestation-inc\/auditors-green-labels-sustainability-environmental-harm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental auditors approve green labels for products linked to deforestation and authoritarian regimes<\/a><br \/>A new ICIJ-led cross-border investigation exposes how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations when granting environmental certifications.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icij.org\/investigations\/deforestation-inc\/audit-firms-kpmg-environmental-sustainability-logging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How auditing giant KPMG became a global sustainability leader while serving companies accused of forest destruction<\/a><br \/>The firm vouched for an Indonesian company with a supply chain beset by deforestation allegations and a project in Canada that led to an Indigenous forest\u2019s \u201cdeath by a thousand cuts\u201d.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists\u00a0(1 maart 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icij.org\/investigations\/deforestation-inc\/deforestation-inc-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frequently asked questions about the Deforestation Inc. investigation<\/a><br \/>What is Deforestation Inc? Where is the investigation data coming from? What does Deforestation Inc reveal and why does the investigation matter?<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht (6 februari 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/new-research-certify-on-paper-without-looking-at-the-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NEW RESEARCH | Certify on paper without looking at the forest. Largest certification program (SBP) for logging does not meet Dutch sustainability criteria<\/a><br \/>A report, published<sup><a>1<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0today by five (inter)national environmental organizations<sup><a>2<\/a><\/sup>, shows that the largest certification program (SBP)<sup><a>3<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0used for logging does not meet the Dutch sustainability criteria. Certification appears to be entirely in the hands of the wood pellet industry itself. As a result, a legitimate and objective sustainability standard for biomass energy is missing. Nevertheless, the Dutch government provides billions of euros in biomass subsidies (SDE++)<sup><a>4<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0to energy companies on the basis of this SBP certification. Now that it appears that SBP certification is not a guarantee that the subsidy criteria are met, the Dutch government should stop subsidies for wood pellets certified by SBP and reconsider the decision to recognize SBP certification as a sustainability standard, according to the environmental organizations .<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Uppsala Universiteit (25 January 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/folding.bmc.uu.se\/outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open letter to EU on forestry<\/a><br \/>On January 25th 2023, 550 persons of which over 200 professors, sent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/folding.bmc.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scientist-letter-to-EU-2023-01-23.pdf\">an open letter<\/a>\u00a0to the EU leadership on the need to reduce forest logging for the sake of mitigating climate change and safeguarding biodiversity. The letter is a reaction to an earlier\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/fozb4k2hnc3pj2z\/Scientist_Letter_climate_smart_forest_management.pdf?dl=0\">letter<\/a>\u00a0by others who argued for less forest conservation and more forestry.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Mongabay\u00a0(24 January 2023) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2023\/01\/the-eu-banned-russian-wood-pellet-imports-south-korea-took-them-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The EU banned Russian wood pellet imports; South Korea took them all<\/a><br \/>Despite European countries becoming ever more reliant on woody biomass for energy generation, the European Union last July chose to ban the import of wood pellets from Russia during a fifth round of economic sanctions tied to the unprovoked war with Ukraine.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><\/figure><p><strong>Mongabay (7 December 2022) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2022\/12\/as-eu-finalizes-renewable-energy-plan-forest-advocates-condemn-biomass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As EU finalizes renewable energy plan, forest advocates condemn biomass<\/a><br \/>As European Union policy makers move to finalize revisions to the Renewable Energy Directive in coming weeks, forest advocates continue calling for tougher regulations that would reduce the amount of woody biomass for energy used and slash the billions in EU subsidies that encourage the transformation of native forests into wood pellets for burning.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Fenna Swart, Maarten Visschers<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(17 november 2022)<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Politico<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov18_2022-Opinion-pOLITICO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loopholes in Biomass Subsidy Legislation Threaten European Climate Policy<\/a><br \/>Recently, energy prices have risen exponentially and Europe is going through difficult times. Reason for the European Commission to intervene in the energy market, so that energy bills remain affordable and do not immediately end up in a financial malaise. A sympathetic endeavor.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>The New York Times (7 september 2022) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/09\/07\/world\/europe\/eu-logging-wood-pellets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Europe Is Sacrificing Its Ancient Forests for Energy<\/a><br \/>Governments bet billions on burning timber for green power. The Times went deep into one of the continent\u2019s oldest woodlands to track the hidden cost.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Greta Thunberg, Lina Burnelius, Fenna Swart and others (5 september 2022) The Guardian<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/commentisfree\/2022\/sep\/05\/burning-forests-energy-renewable-eu-wood-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Burning forests for energy isn\u2019t \u2018renewable\u2019 \u2013 now the EU must admit it<\/a><br \/>The EU\u2019s classification of wood fuels is accelerating the climate crisis. Next week, a key vote can change that.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Message from Europe to Brussels (3 september 2022)<\/strong><br \/>International Coalition against burning Forest Biomass, October 2022:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/wbZoVi0L8c4<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">International Coalition against burning Forest Biomass, October 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/N6XJjYPfJak<\/div><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><\/figure><p><strong>Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht (2 september 2022) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/nightly-action-against-biomass-at-dutch-biomass-power-plant-rwe\/\">Nightly Action against Biomass at Dutch Biomass Power Plant RWE. <em>Light show with message to Brussels: \u2018Biomass out of the EU Directive (RED)\u2019<\/em><\/a><br \/>RWE Amercentrale St-Geertruidenberg, NL | Last night, the Dutch biomass power plant, the biggest coal and biomass-fired power plant in Europe, was confronted by an action against biomass. In the run-up to the plenary vote in Brussels, September 13 on the European \u201cRenewable Energy Directive\u201d (RED), the Dutch nature NGO, Comite Schone Lucht (the Clean Air Committee), member of the International Coalition against Burning Forest Biomass, projected a life-size message, via a light show, on the cooling tower of the Amercentrale. The light show consisted of a short film with a message in Dutch and English. In the projected message, the Committee calls on the 700 Member of European Parliament to stop subsidies and other incentives for biomass combustion in the revised RED: \u2018Members of the European Parliament: vote on biomass from the new EU Directive\u2019.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=izEYmc3RHLc&amp;t=2s<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">010922 Dutch Projection *English Version<\/figcaption><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>De Telegraaf\u00a0(1 september 2022) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/nightly-action-against-biomass-at-dutch-biomass-power-plant-rwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nightly Action against Biomass at Dutch Biomass Power Plant RWE<\/a><br \/>RWE Amercentrale St-Geertruidenberg, NL | Last night, the Dutch biomass power plant, the biggest coal and biomass-fired power plant in Europe, was confronted by an action against biomass. In the run-up to the plenary vote in Brussels, September 13 on the European \u201cRenewable Energy Directive\u201d (RED), the Dutch nature NGO, Comite Schone Lucht (the Clean Air Committee), member of the International Coalition against Burning Forest Biomass, projected a life-size message, via a light show, on the cooling tower of the Amercentrale. The light show consisted of a short film with a message in Dutch and English. In the projected message, the Committee calls on the 700 Member of European Parliament to stop subsidies and other incentives for biomass combustion in the revised RED: \u2018Members of the European Parliament: vote on biomass from the new EU Directive\u2019:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_GcZ0nZJbJg<\/div><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht\u00a0(31 august 2022) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/international-actions-announced-against-biomass-in-netherlands-and-brussels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International actions announced against biomass in Netherlands and Brussels. Actions ahead of Brussels plenary vote on \u201dRenewable Energy Directive\u201d (RED)<\/a><br \/>On Thursday evening September 1 two actions will be carried out simultaneously in the Netherlands and Germany at prominent locations by Comite Schone Lucht (NL) and ROBIN WOOD (GE). The two NGO\u2019s are members of the\u00a0<em>International Coalition against Burning Forest Biomass<\/em>. With these actions, the energy industry as well as the Dutch and German governments are called to stop burning forest biomass for energy and heat. In addition, Brussels is warned to prepare for more actions by the coalition on September 5, 6 and 7, ahead of Brussels plenary vote on \u201dRenewable Energy Directive\u201d (RED).<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Brussels\u00a0(11 juli 2022)<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wake-up-call-for-european-parliament-by-light-show\/\">Wake-up call for European Parliament by light show<\/a><br \/>BRUSSELS | On Sunday night July 10, the Dutch Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht\u00a0called on the industry committee of the EU parliament to stop burning biomass for energy. The Dutch projected the message, on behalf of the International Coalition\u00a0against the burning of biomass, via a light show on Place du Luxembourg and the Triumphal Arch in the Cinquantenaire Park (See photos). The message that was projected on various buildings went viral immediately after the light show last night after 11 p.m. and immediately became a hype with the hashtag #stopfakerenewabels.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KNcp7UenvKY&amp;t=11s<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9dAa3YIFi6o<\/div><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Open Letter to members of the Dutch House of Representatives Committee for Economic Affairs<\/strong> <strong>and Climate and to Minister for Climate and Energy, Mr Jetten (22 juni 2022)<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letter<\/a><br \/>We are writing to you on behalf of conservation and environmental justice organisations in the USA, Latvia, Estonia, Canada and Portugal, countries which are supplying large and\/or growing quantities of wood pellets burned in Dutch power and heat plants.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Open Letter to The Netherlands House of Representatives (19 juni 2022)<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/our-forests-arent-fuel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Forests Aren\u2019t Fuel<\/a><br \/>As organizations based in the Southern United States, we are writing to you to call for an immediate moratorium of wood pellets from our region and to encourage the Netherlands biomass phase out plan to be implemented in the most prompt fashion possible. By living in the region that is the world\u2019s largest producer of wood pellets, we have seen how wood pellet biomass is an egregious greenwash of \u201crenewable energy\u201d and that its production and consumption have adverse impacts on climate, forests, and our communities.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><\/figure><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Mongabay<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(18 mei 2022)<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2022\/05\/eu-parliaments-environment-committee-urges-scale-back-of-biomass-burning\/\">EU Parliament\u2019s Environment Committee urges scale back of biomass burning<\/a><br \/>In a surprising and unprecedented vote this week, the European Parliament\u2019s Environment Committee recommended the scaling back of the EU\u2019s existing subsidies incentivizing the burning of wood pellets, replacing coal for heat and energy. The committee also urged the European Union to reduce how much it counts forest biomass toward the continent\u2019s renewable energy goals.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Message to Vattenfall (27 april 2022) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/persbericht-25-april-2022-27-april-internationaal-protest-tegen-vattenfall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Protest against Vattenfall<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/8FSY1ILDGIM<\/div><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"wp-image-6793\" 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https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-9910-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-9910-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-9910-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG-9910-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-6791\" src=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Photo-27.04.2022-09-25-25-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Photo-27.04.2022-09-25-25-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Photo-27.04.2022-09-25-25-225x300.jpg 225w, 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1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-6792\" src=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Photo-27.04.2022-09-33-04-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Photo-27.04.2022-09-33-04-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Photo-27.04.2022-09-33-04-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Photo-27.04.2022-09-33-04-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Vattenfall response to open letter<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(22 april 2022) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/vattenfall-response-to-open-letter-april-22-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Response to Open Letter to Vattenfall urging them to stop burning carbon including wood<\/a><br \/>Thank you for your letter to Vattenfall. Vattenfall is fully committed to our goal of fossil free living within one generation. Every business decision we take is measured against this goal. Not only are we committed to phase out remaining fossil fuels from our own operations, but we also work together with customers and partners to help them decarbonise. The basis for this is our fossil free electricity generation from hydro, nuclear, wind and solar power. We are investing heavily in new fossil free energy production, mainly wind power and are right now building what will be the world\u2019s largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(5 april 2022) <br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/new-report-refutes-sustainability-claims-from-biomass-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New report refutes sustainability claims from biomass industry. More than 40 biomass plants across Europe using stemwood for energy.<\/a><br \/>EU| New report from Forest Defenders Alliance, an international coalition of environmental NGOs against biomass, demonstrates that many wood-burning power plants and wood pellet manufacturing plants in the EU appear to be using trees logged directly from forests, despite claims to use sawdust and other residual waste for energy. European Commission scientists have warned that burning trees for energy undermines both the EU\u2019s climate and nature restoration goals. The report comes as EU leaders, including Vice President Frans Timmermans of the European Commission, are expressing alarm about the amount of trees being burned for energy, and pledging to reform biomass policy.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht (16 november 2021) <\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/interview-with-thomas-waitz-co-chair-of-the-european-greens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interview with Thomas Waitz, co chair of the European Greens<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EPorIP7mC2U<\/div><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><p><strong>Open Letter to EU President Ursula von der Leyen (21 april 2021) <\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/comiteschonelucht.nl\/open-letter-to-eu-president-ursula-von-der-leyen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letter<\/a><br \/>We, the signatories of this letter from across the European Union, welcome US President Biden\u2019s Leaders Summit on Climate initiative (April 22 and 23), in which you will participate together with the President of the European Council and Prime Ministers and Presidents of several EU Member States.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News blog Here we publish relevant news articles: New summer sustainability campaign Vattenfall encounters protest in societyne Vattenfall stuit op protest in samenleving Comit\u00e9 Schone Lucht (4 augustus 2023)Energy company [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8622","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.0 - 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