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Biomass Action Network Fears COP compromise: The Transition away from Fossil Fuels must be to Clean Energy Sources which Keep Forests Standing

Download press release here BELÉM, BRAZIL – [20th November 2025] – Red flags are flying for forests as negotiations head into the final days at COP 30, with latest texts revealing unacceptable weakening of earlier versions, apparently in the interests of securing a cover decision no matter the cost to the biosphere and climate, […]

Biomass and The Investment Trap

Opinion piece by Davi Martins who is on the ground at COP30 with BAN’s Biomass Taskforce I hear voices coming through the thin corridor walls. Lingering in the dense atmosphere that has set inside the Blue Zone lies a never ending, unforgiving whisper. You might not notice immediately, but it’s there and it will defy […]

COP30 Dispatch: Challenging the Bioenergy Push in the Heart of the Amazon

The Biomass Action Network (BAN) has been on the ground in Belém, making waves during the critical first week of COP30. As the Brazilian Presidency heavily promotes biofuels as a silver bullet to transition away from fossil fuels, BAN and its allies are stepping in to provide crucial information, translating the language on biofuels and […]

Decarbonisation or dispossession? The extent of industrial-scale biomass energy in Latin America and its impacts on the region

[Português abaixo] We are pleased to share a new briefing from the Biomass Action Network’s Latin America Working Group, created in collaboration with the Global Forest Coalition, that exposes the devastating impacts of industrial-scale biomass energy in Latin America. While governments and corporations promote biomass as “green” energy, this expansion is driving deforestation, water scarcity, […]

Despite its name, the “Amazon COP” is failing to protect forests from the threat posed by large-scale bioenergy.

Taking place at the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon, The UNFCCC COP 30 in Belém has been heavily sold as the “Amazon” and “Forests” COP by the Brazilian government. What could be a unique opportunity to protect a tropical forest that is drastically reaching its tipping point, has instead seen the exact opposite in the […]

Biomass Action Network Sounds Alarm on Bioeconomy False Solutions in Belem 4X Pledge at Leaders Summit Ahead of COP30, Issues Open Letter to Parties

BELÉM, BRAZIL – [7th November 2025] – Relying on a four times expansion of liquid and gaseous biofuels set out in the Belem 4X Pledge on Sustainable Fuels, together with expanding large-scale stationary power generation from woody biomass as an alleged climate solution, carries profound risks and will exacerbate the climate crisis, harm biodiversity, and […]

Major Economies Spent Almost $250 Billion on Subsidies for Burning Biomass, new BAN report finds

** A report released today shows that a handful of major economies spent nearly $250 billion on biomass subsidies over 22 years from 2002-2024. ** This is likely an underestimate: it does not cover all years, does not include all subsidies that might benefit biomass (due in part to flawed reporting and a lack of […]

Job Vacancy: Biomass Action Network Co-Coordinator (Policy and Campaigns)

Biomass Action Network Co-Coordinator (Policy and Campaigns) Call for job applications Environmental Paper Network International is hiring a Co-Coordinator to help manage our Biomass Action Network (BAN), with a focus on Policy and Campaigns. If you are interested in applying, please read the job description and submit your application (CV and cover letter) by 23.00 […]

Forging Climate Justice Alliances in Valparaiso

Written by Janaina Uemura, coordinator of BAN’s Latin America working group and Davi Martins, BAN’s International Advocacy Campaigner. At the end of August 2025, the vibrant port city of Valparaíso, Chile, became a convergence point for climate justice movements and NGOs at the 4th Climate Justice Latam and the Caribbean Meeting (Cuarto Encuentro Latinoamericano y […]