“The huge expansion in so-called ‘modern’ biomass, doubling the current levels by 2030 and trebling them by 2050, is dangerous and unacceptable. It would exacerbate the climate crisis whilst also harming communities and biodiversity, and we already have numerous examples of its adverse impacts.” “Planning to ally energy production from biomass burning with carbon […]
Read MoreTraditional Portal at Mayawana Persada timber plantation. © LinkAR Borneo In the international media silence, bulldozers are removing one of the last habitats of Orangutan in Borneo, Indonesia. Indigenous people are fighting back. They formed a wide indigenous alliance, the Marwah Red Army, (Pasukan Merah Penjaga Marwah – because of their traditional red clothes) a […]
Read More[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] – For immediate release – Contact: Ms Peg Putt +61 418127580, email – peg.putt@gmail.com We need a Global Renewable Energy Target without Big Biomass Energy Expansion Dubai, 1 December 2023. As climate COP28 convenes in Dubai, the Biomass Action Network of EPN* warns that burning forest […]
Read MoreDownload the Briefing here: Co-firing with biomass in Indonesia_English Version Co-firing coal with biomass in power stations is claimed by Indonesia’s state electricity company (PT PLN) to be a necessary part of the country’s transition to renewable energy. Currently, 52 coal power stations plan to co-fire with 5-10% biomass in order to meet the countries […]
Read MoreFire brigade helicopters fly back and forth, but are unable to stop the columns of smoke rising from Ogan Komering Ilir, in the Oki district on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. In the same district stands the massive paper mill of the paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), also called ‘Oki’, which is at […]
Read MoreAs the European Union is experiencing a sharp rise of its packaging waste, with an all time record of 188.7 kg per capita, the European Commission has responded with a proposal for Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Among its goals, this proposal aims to: Prevent the generation of unnecessary packaging waste: reduce it in […]
Read MoreGreenpeace Canada and Indonesia’s Auriga Nusantara have submitted a complaint to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) calling it to acknowledge that Canadian forestry giant Paper Excellence and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) are “two sides of the same coin.” FSC formally disassociated with APP in October 2007 citing “substantial, publicly available information that APP was […]
Read MoreTen years ago (2013) Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) Sinarmas published its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP), in which it pledged to halt deforestation and peatland conversion as well as to respect human rights while carrying out its activities. Yesterday (25 October), on the tenth anniversary of the APP declarations, Greenpeace International published a report analyzing […]
Read MoreIt’s Time to Go Beyond Burning Forest Biomass for Energy! #BigBadBiomass On 19th October 2023 groups from six continents took a stand against large-scale forest biomass burning to produce energy, a false climate solution. The international day of action took place one month before COP 28 in Dubai, during which the Global Renewable Energy Target […]
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