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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 […]

Round Up: The International Day of Action on Big Biomass 2025

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 […]

Reflections on the Bonn Climate Negotiations: A Fragmented Road to Belém

Reflecting 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 […]

Beware of a Bioeconomy Gateway to Big Biomass Energy at COP30

Achieving 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 […]

Synergies, Just Transition and Mitigation – What Is At Stake In Bonn?

Davi 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 […]

RE100 Raises Bar for Renewable Energy, Calls for Global Shift Away from Co-firing Coal with Biomass

Jakarta, 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 […]

New call on banks not to finance Galician Pulp mill

26/06/2024. Palas de Rei, Ulloa, Lugo, Galicia, España © Greenpeace/Pedro Armestre BankTrack’s Dodgy Deal launched today exposes the devastating environmental and social costs of the Altri-led mega-project. Santiago de Compostela, Spain — [30 May 2025] – A new profile of the controversial Gama pulp and paper factory proposed in Lugo, Galicia, has been published today […]

The Human Rights Impacts of Large-scale Biomass Energy

EPN’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 […]