Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, of course, renewables begin to take up more and more land in order to meet our energy needs. Paul Kingsnorth adds fuel to a tricky debate.
… Problems with renewables - land wars Paul Kingsnorth | 1st April 2008 News Renewables Nimby Wind Solar Biofuels Land Use … And Technology Society Archive_199.jpg Renewables good, fossil fuels bad... unless, …
A breakdown of how major countries compare on their success in attracting investment in wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy in the past year
… Revealed: how your country compares on renewable investment Tom Antebi | 29th March 2011 News Renewables Energy Wind Solar Biomass Biofuels … China made the biggest investments into renewable energy during 2010 A breakdown of …
We, the signatories of this declaration, are calling on the European Union (EU) to exclude bioenergy from its next Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and thereby stop direct and indirect subsidies for renewable energy from biofuels and wood-burning.
… bioenergy must be excluded from the EU's renewable energy definition Biofuelwatch … Union (EU) to exclude bioenergy from its next Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and thereby … stop direct and indirect subsidies for renewable energy from biofuels and …
As Drax holds its AGM in London a new campaign calls for UK renewables subsidies to be diverted from biomass burning to genuinely renewable energy.
… The truth about renewable subsidies Sally Clark | 15th April … its AGM in London a new campaign calls for UK renewables subsidies to be diverted from biomass burning to genuinely renewable energy. A surcharge on UK energy …
Contrary to arguments advanced in a recent Ecologist article, the biomass industry supplying the Drax power station in North Yorkshire is a model of sustainability, writes Nina Skorupska, and delivers genuine, substantial emissions reductions compared to coal.
… biomass power industry is a vital part of the renewable energy mix Nina Skorupska Renewable Energy Association | 27th October … biomass power industry is a vital part of the renewable power mix, embraces rigorous …
Industry research says biofuels, not electric cars or biogas likely to make up majority of renewable transport targets but admits some will need to be imported
… Biofuels rather than electric cars to meet renewables target The Ecologist | 22nd October 2009 News Biofuels Climate Change Renewables biofuels_2.0.jpg Crops grown for … cars or biogas likely to make up majority of renewable transport targets but admits some …
Not all of us could raise £2.5m by selling the junk in our attics. But that's what the Chatsworth Estate achieved in 2010 - and now the money is funding a major renewable energy expansion.
… Chatsworth: attic junk to renewable energy centre The Ecologist | 4th December 2013 News Renewable Energy Biomass Biofuels Not all of … 2010 - and now the money is funding a major renewable energy expansion. Chatsworth, the …
Green energy is coming under pressure to clean up its act after severe criticism of the Government’s attempts to change the rules on how renewable energy is calculated and further condemnation of the ‘splash and dash’ trading scam in biofuels.
… attempts to change the rules on how renewable energy is calculated and further … at a time when biodiesel prices remain high. Renewables loophole Meanwhile the British … outside the UK should count towards the UK’s renewable target. The move, announced by …
New consultation to look at whether the next generation of biofuels will be more environmentally-sustainable than current food crop varieties
… | 22nd December 2009 News Biofuels Energy Renewable Nuffield Council On Bioethics Joyce … like algae offer a more sustainable source of renewable energy? New consultation to look at … , such as fuel produced by algae, to provide renewable energy. At present most biofuels are …
Hundreds of millions of pounds meant to be spent on green energy will soon be lavished on Britain's biggest coal fired power station to reward it for burning 7 million tonnes of wood pellets a year - meant to be 'renewable' but actually driving biodiversity loss and even worse for climate change than coal. DECC must stop this madness!
… | 22nd April 2015 Activism Coal Biofuels Renewables Fossil Fuels Forests UK USA Brazil … tonnes of wood pellets a year - meant to be 'renewable' but actually driving biodiversity … two further conversions. Under the guise of renewable, low-carbon energy generation, Drax …
Biofuelwatch warn of an unfolding 'biomassacre' as the UK is set to rely on a growing amount of wood-based biomass, driving landgrabbing, replacing old growth forests with plantations, destroying biodiversity and causing air pollution
… consider timber for electricity generation as renewable energy and (almost) carbon neutral. … of woodland to heat local homes. The EU Renewable Energy Directive sets a target for renewable energy of 15 per cent by 2020. The …
The UK imports millions of tons of American wood pellets every year to be burned in power stations for 'climate friendly' electricity, writes Matt Williams. But his recent visit to the southern US showed him that this practice is devastating beautiful, natural forests rich in wildlife - while the UK government's own research shows that it's worse for the climate than the coal it replaces.
… in our power stations in response to our own renewable energy policies. Drax power station … biomass, receives over £1 million per day in renewable energy subsidies for the practice. … he does to try to save them. When we speak of renewable energy in the UK, we think of green, …
EU looking at the impact of land use changes on greenhouse gas emissions from moves to increase biofuel production
… Ecologist | 19th December 2009 News Biofuels Renewable amazondeforestastion.jpg Greenpeace … 10 per cent of its transport fuel needs from renewable sources by 2020. This could include … Biofuels rather than electric cars to meet renewables target Industry research says …
Claims that biofuels have lower greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels are 'complete nonsense' and EU-wide targets to increase their use should be scrapped says letter to transport minister
… of total transport fuel to be derived from renewable sources by 2020. Observers estimate … aiming to reach 5 per cent of fuel from renewable sources by 2013 and admits that 90 … A UK consultation on how it will meet its renewable fuel targets is due to close today. …
European Commission guidance would allow biofuels to be labelled as sustainable even if forests have been destroyed to make way for the palm oil plantations
… The Ecologist | 8th February 2010 News Renewables Palm Oil Plantations Energy … Biofuels rather than electric cars to meet renewables target Industry research says … cars or biogas likely to make up majority of renewable transport targets but admits some …
Targets for increasing the use of biofuels to power cars, trains and buses will result in more ecosystems being converted to agriculture - actually increasing carbon emissions, says new report
… of total transport fuel to be derived from renewable sources, including biofuels by 2020. … Biofuels rather than electric cars to meet renewables target Industry research says … cars or biogas likely to make up majority of renewable transport targets but admits some …
With the EU projected to source most of its 'renewable' energy by burning biomass, its policies are leading to widespread land-grabbing and forest destruction, writes Oliver Munnion. And because many of the biomass projects are purely speculative, 'sustainability standards' will do little or nothing to improve practice on the ground.
… Forests Biofuels EU Brazil Ghana Mozambique Renewables eucalyptus suzano for biomass … With the EU projected to source most of its 'renewable' energy by burning biomass, its … ground. How is the EU going to meet its 20% renewable energy target for 2020 ? Wind …
Replacing fossil fuels with bioenergy only takes us backwards, continuing our addiction to burning and extraction, and causing extensive ecological damage.
… Katja Garson | 21st May 2019 News Biofuels Renewable Energy Science & Systems … progress away from fossil fuels and towards 'renewable' energy. In the context of our … increases, thanks to policy such as the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive, which misleadingly …
Britain's new Environment Secretary is young (38), female, blonde, believes in climate change, and has floated imaginative policies to deal with it from a carbon tax to 'personal carbon allowances'. As for badgers ... her silence on the topic promises well.
… | 15th July 2014 News UK Badgers Politics Renewables Solar Wind Biofuels … strong public opposition; deep antipathy to renewable energy, onshore wind farms in … to large scale solar, but fine on roofs On renewable energy, she has welcomed Government …
Rainforests around the world and the wildlife they sustain have a rosier future after the European Parliament voted to limit the growth of biofuels such as palm oil in the transport sector.
… 'food based' biofuels after 2020, and future renewable energy targets for transport. With … from 2008-2009 when two EU directives - on Renewable Energy (RED) and Fuel Quality (FQD) … 10% of transport energy to be derived from renewable energy by 2020. Ironically, the laws …
Today UK campaigners against burning biomass for power will deliver a 110,000 signature petition to DECC to protest at government subsidies for the practice. But in this 'Right of Reply' article Matthew Rivers, chairman of Drax Biomass, argues that biomass combustion is sustainable, benign, and helps to conserve forests worldwide.
… Comment Forests USA Canada UK Biofuels Energy Renewables trees-cut.jpg Today UK campaigners … means of replacing fossil fuels with a renewable and we should be grabbing the …
Forests should not have to do the work previously performed by fossil fuels.
… accorded to an increasingly vital source of renewable electricity: wood pellets. Burning … to be seen as climate-friendly sources of renewable electricity, protagonists of wood … that makes them ‘natural’ sources of renewable electricity for the UK. Collective …
Four years ago OECD country leaders promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies. Now IEA figures show they have soared from $300 billion to $544 billion.
… - up from $523 billion in 2011. The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA), which … "Alliance members are committed to producing renewable fuels with the smallest possible …
Campaigners are outraged over airline Lufthansa and German government funding for jatropha biofuels trial
… McLennan | 19th April 2011 News Biofuels Renewables Energy Airlines airplanes.jpg … general confusion about the country's overall renewable targets and that biofuels were now …