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EU Parliament industry committee votes to include severe loopholes to allow more burning of forests for energy
Today, the EU Parliament’s industry committee (ITRE) voted on recommendations for the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) that will have far reaching consequences for Europe’s forests as they will open the way for even more burning of wood for energy.
EU should stop burning forests for energy: our recommendations for the EU Parliament’s ITRE Committee
On July 13, the European Parliament’s Industry committee (ITRE) is voting on their amendments to the new version of the Renewable Energy Directive, which is the directive that regulates how, and which renewable energy is subsidized. This vote will have far reaching consequences for European forests.
Important step towards protecting forests & food security taken by the EU Environment Committee
Late on Monday 16th of May the European Parliament’s environment committee voted on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), including an important positive step limiting subsidies to burning forests biomass and crop-based biofuels.
Keeping bioenergy out of REPower EU: open letter to EU Commission
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.
New report: Industries dodge 12 billion euro bill annually due to emissions loophole for biomass
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
RePowerEU: 40 NGOs demand EU to end support for bioenergy made from agricultural crops and forest biomass
In May 2022, the EU Commission will release its RePowerEU Strategy, aiming to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
Why do our governments continue to burn down our forests?
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.
To protect nature and the climate, we must reform how the EU treats bioenergy
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
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
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