Birdlife Europe, together with more than 13 other NGOs have called on the EU Commission to remove bioenergy, produced by burning wood and food crops, from a list of energy sources that should be ramped up to replace Russian fossil fuels imports in the so-called REPowerEU plan.
CO2 emissions from burning biomass for energy are not included in the EU Emissions Trading System – despite demonstrably being as least as high as emissions from fossil fuel at the smokestack
In May 2022, the EU Commission will release its RePowerEU Strategy, aiming to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
March 21st is the International Day of Forests, and while this day is meant to celebrate our wonderful terrestrial ecosystems, we might not have any forests left worth celebrating in the near future.
The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) is encouraging increased burning of wood for energy and labels this as a sustainable form of energy. But the scientific consensus is that burning biomass accelerates the climate crisis, instead of reducing it.
Much ado about nothing – how the review of EU bioenergy legislation turned into a puff of smoke On July 14, the anniversary of the French Revolution, the European Commission published “Fit-for-55”: a package of proposals designed to revolutionise climate legislation, with the overall aim of reducing the EU’s emissions
The six fatal flaws of the Commission’s draft bioenergy proposals A draft of the Commission’s review of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) was leaked on 16 June. It does nothing to solve any of the serious climate and biodiversity threats posed by the EU’s bioenergy rules. NGOs and scientists insist
The EU must stop burning its forests and biodiversity NGOs ask the European Union to stop supporting fake ‘renewable’ energy that burns forest biomass The EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) has had a devastating effect on forests so far, but thanks to the European Green Deal, this can change. Right
Burn or Restore: New BirdLife report on the world’s land demands Land is a finite resource. Yet growing demands are putting increasingly competing pressures on the world’s land and ecosystems. A new report by Birdlife Europe investigates those competing pressures on land in light of the climate and biodiversity crises,
Stop subsidising the tree-burning industry: EU Commission study confirms bioenergy is risky for climate and biodiversity As you read this article, trees and crops are being burned for energy in the name of climate action. You see, under EU law, “bioenergy” is supported as if it was a green, zero-carbon
Abonnez-vous à la newsletter de BirdLife Europe & Central Asia et restez informé de notre travail sur les bioénergies et sur la protection de l’environnement (newsletter en anglais).