December 13, 2024
Aerial image showing deforestation on carbon-rich peatlands in PT Mayawana Persada’s pulpwood concession, July 2023 © Auriga Nusantara The uncertifiable cannot be certified, this seems to be an obvious statement. It is not. Earthsight and Auriga released demands to the most recognized forest certifying scheme, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to terminate negotiations aimed at bringing […]
Read MoreDecember 11, 2024
Eleven civil society organizations issued a joint statement commending the Canadian natural resources committee for summoning Jackson Wijaya, owner of Domtar (formerly Paper Excellence), along with Canada’s industry minister and Forest Stewardship Council representatives, to testify regarding Domtar’s ties to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). Domtar recently confirmed Wijaya’s acquisition of sole control of […]
Read MoreNovember 28, 2024
52 Environmental Paper Network member organizations consider the investment not environmentally sustainable. In letters sent to the Environment and Industry authorities of the Xunta de Galicia and the Spanish Government, they warn of the serious negative impacts Altri’s new pulp mill would generate. November 28th, 2024 – Fifty-two environmental NGOs, part of the Environmental […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 2024
New 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 MoreNovember 15, 2024
To see how a global climate summit is going, it is not necessary to take note of the number of polluting companies showing up there, but this may help. All kinds of companies travelled to Baku, one of the largest global oil hubs. They register for meetings and panels, present their beautiful glossy image, and […]
Read MoreNovember 7, 2024
FOR RELEASE: Thursday 7 November Biomass Action Network calls for Real Solutions COP in Baku Countries must find real solutions for climate action and climate finance and reject false solutions such as industrial bioenergy, says the Biomass Action Network (BAN) as the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Convention is set to […]
Read MoreNovember 2, 2024
In 2024 our planet has endured epic flooding in southern Poland, the southeastern US, and southeastern Spain, in addition to wildfires in Portugal and California. EPN-North America is headquartered in Western North Carolina, where Hurricane Helene recently left a devastating mark in the region. Our EPN-North America staff witnessed both heartbreaking losses and the resilience […]
Read MoreOctober 24, 2024
FOR RELEASE: Thursday 24 October CBD COP16 this week can eliminate harmful biomass energy subsidies Subsidies for large-scale centralised energy generation from forest biomass must be phased out urgently starting next year as nations agreed in Target 18 (see below) of the 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), according to the Biomass Action Network at CBD […]
Read MoreOctober 21, 2024
Written by Simone Lovera, Biomass Action Network Now that it is Action Time for biodiversity policy makers, who are coming together for the first time since the adoption of the historic Global Biodiversity Framework in 2022 at the 16th Conference of the Parties of the Biodiversity Convention, the big question on the table is: “Do […]
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