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Climate Negotiations

The Biomass Action Network brings together member groups who are working to push policy change on biomass energy, within the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is achieved through our dedicated COP Biomass Taskforce, which meets to organize participation in key climate negotiations throughout the year, including the annual Conference of Parties (COP). Below you will find details of their activities. 

If you are interested in participating in the taskforce, you can join the Biomass Action Network by signing on to our Biomass Delusion Statement.

COP30 Belem, November 2025

In the Biomass Action Network we are pleased to have made a splash with our events and statements during COP30, countering the Brazilian Presidency’s big push for biofuels as the key to achieving net zero, alongside important efforts of our allies in CLARA and CAN. See more reporting here: “Biofuels and carbon markets do not raise climate ambition”

The Biomass Action Network’s COP Biomass Taskforce (pictured) met daily at COP30 to share information and collaborate. They also attended events such as “Presidency Event: Fast-tracking a Just Energy Transition through Sustainable Biofuels Production” and “The Critical Role of Biofuels in achieving Net Zero vision” which featured a cast of bioenergy promoters. BAN went to see what they were up to, raise concerns and present critiques.

 

Blog posts by BAN covering developments at COP30

Biomass and The Investment Trap

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…

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A press conference “True climate action must reject forest bioenergy: evidence from researchers and civil society”, was organised by Stand.earth on 12th November and featured BAN members from around the world. Watch an archived video recording of the press conference here.

See Stand’s latest report “Truckloads of Trees: Drax sourced wood pellets from old growth forests in B.C. in 2024, and likely 2025″ which was highlighted during the press conference and was also featured in The Guardian.