On 21st October groups all around the world took part in the Biomass Action Network’s annual day of action to raise awareness of the impacts of the biomass industry. Here is the round up of the day with photos of international actions and events. This year our main message to governments is to stop giving […]
Read MoreReflecting on his time at the recent Climate Negotiations, Davi Martins (BAN’s Biomass Advocacy Campaigner) warns that real solutions like forest protection, genuine renewable energy, and community-led justice cannot wait. The countdown to Belém has begun, and with it, the final test of global climate solidarity. The Biomass Action Network demands that COP30 must deliver […]
Read MoreAchieving mitigation of climate change, a just energy transition, and synergies between actions to safeguard the Earth’s climate and biodiversity are under consideration at Climate Convention meetings in Bonn that will set up for COP 30 in Brazil in November, but a seemingly innocuous push for a bioeconomy contains threats to these important agendas via […]
Read MoreDavi Martins, The Biomass Action Network’s International Advocacy Campaigner, is on the ground in Bonn. Here is his take on events so far: Two days. That’s what it took for delegates to agree upon the negotiation agenda for the Climate Talks in Bonn. This delay was mainly due to the inclusion of finance for climate […]
Read MoreJakarta, Indonesia – 13th June, 2025 – RE100, a global initiative of corporations committed to 100% renewable electricity, has announced a significant update to its technical criteria. Earlier this year, RE100 moved to explicitly dismiss co-firing with coal as a form of renewable energy. With members like Google, Apple, Danone, Meta, and many more, this decision […]
Read MoreEPN’s Biomass Action Network has sent a letter to the UN outlining the negative impacts of large-scale “modern” biomass energy on people around the world. The submission was made in response to a call by the Special Rapporteur on Climate Change for input on the Human Rights impacts of renewable energy and critical minerals. This […]
Read MoreAn article in Mongabay entitled “Forest biomass growth to soar through 2030, impacting tropical forests”, highlights EPN’s new Biomass Threat Maps and the report “Burning Up the Biosphere” published by the Biomass Action Network. The piece, by Justin Catanoso, states: The harvesting and burning of forest biomass to produce energy continues to surge, according to a […]
Read MoreNew Report Exposes Massive Expansion and Serious Detrimental Impacts of Global Biomass Industry Misleadingly Defined as “Renewable” Download the Threat Map 2 page explanatory graphic A new report “Burning up the Biosphere: A Global Threat Map of Biomass Energy Development” released by the Biomass Action Network of EPN International reveals that, according to the IEA’s […]
Read MoreIn a groundbreaking precedent and great result for the forests of Southeast Asia, South Korea has responded to mounting concerns about carbon emissions and deforestation, announcing an end to renewable subsidies for new biomass power and state-owned co-firing facilities starting January 2025, with phased reductions for existing plants. Read more analysis from our South Korean […]
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