November 22, 2023
Download the briefing: How UN carbon accounting for biomass has created a biomass delusion Carbon emissions from energy production Burning wood (biomass) in huge volumes for energy releases greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. In fact, burning wood for energy produces at least as much CO2 as burning coal per unit of energy produced, […]
Read MoreNovember 22, 2023
Download 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 MoreNovember 20, 2023
Una peculiaridad de la metodología de contabilidad y reportaje del carbono de la CMNUCC (Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas para Cambio Climático) y el IPCC (Panel Intergubernamental de Cambio Climático) está dando lugar a una atribución injusta de las fuentes de emisiones en lo que se perfila como un ejemplo involuntario pero preocupante de […]
Read MoreNovember 20, 2023
Une caractéristique de la méthodologie de comptabilisation et de déclaration des émissions de carbone adoptée par la CCNUCC et le GIEC conduit à une attribution injuste des sources d’émissions, illustrant ainsi une tendance involontaire, mais préoccupante, de colonialisme climatique. Cela est particulièrement vrai pour la production d’énergie à partir de la biomasse à grande échelle. […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 2023
Action Toolkit – Contact Your MEP What’s happening? The plenary vote on packaging waste (PPWR) is approaching fast. This is where the entire European Parliament, all 705 MEPs, will vote on the EU rules on packaging waste (PPWR) and we need to gather as much support as we can from all the MEPs to ensure […]
Read MoreNovember 17, 2023
Fire 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 MoreNovember 13, 2023
As 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 MoreNovember 10, 2023
Greenpeace 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 MoreNovember 3, 2023
Over 70 Uruguayan and international civil society organisations wrote an open letter to the Uruguayan authorities to address the largest chemical spill in the history of Uruguay. The spill occurred in a pulp mill owned by UPM, a Finnish pulp and paper company. The demands of the organisations are twofold – a total shutdown of […]
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