Welcome to the Environmental Paper Network’s Reports & Publications page.
Find all reports, briefings, factsheets, and other publications authored, or co-authored, by the Environmental Paper Network or the Biomass Action Network. For additional resources on biomass, including from partner organisations, please see our Biomass Info Library.
If you have any suggestions for resources we should have in this library or any comments about it, please contact us.
Suzano, the world’s largest eucalyptus pulp producer, markets itself as a responsible company. This report examines the gap between Suzano’s sustainability claims and the real impacts on communities, forests, and the planet.
Date: July 2024
Topics: Brazil, Communities, Greenwashing, Suzano
This briefing draws attention to the unacceptable acceleration of burning wood together with coal as a so-called form of abatement of fossil fuel emissions, and how Parties at the UNFCCC Conferences should not include this interpretation of ‘abatement’ in their plans.
Date: June 2024
Topics: Biomass, Carbon Accounting, Co-firing, UNFCCC
In this report, Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) and the EPN Biomass Action Network (BAN) expose how biomass energy subsidies and carbon accounting loopholes undermine global climate and biodiversity targets.
Date: May 2024
Topics: Biodiversity, Biomass, Carbon Accounting, South Korea
Deforestation in Indonesia is resurging, led by PT Mayawana Persada, which has cleared over 33,000 hectares since 2021, causing social conflicts and threatening wildlife. Investigations link Mayawana to the Royal Golden Eagle Group through opaque ownership structures, highlighting a broader trend of ‘shadow companies’ enabling deforestation while avoiding accountability.
Date: March 2024
Topics: Borneo, Deforestation, Indonesia, Royal Golden Eagle, Social Conflict
This briefing exposes how UNFCCC carbon accounting rules create a false perception of biomass energy as carbon neutral — fueling deforestation, climate harm, and global inequity while diverting resources from real renewable energy solutions. Unlike fossil fuels, biomass combustion emissions are not recorded in the energy sector of the country that burns them, externalizing responsibility onto the nations that supply the wood.
Topics: Biomass Energy, Carbon Accounting, Climate Colonialism, Deforestation, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, UNFCCC
This brief from Trend Asia and EPN Biomass Action Network reveals that Indonesia’s plan to co-fire coal with biomass is driving deforestation and increasing carbon emissions, undermining claims of carbon neutrality. The policy fuels forest conversion for tree plantations, harming the environment and local communities.
Date: November 2023
Topics: Biomass, Carbon Emissions, Co-firing, Indonesia
The EU’s proposed packaging regulations challenge the booming single-use paper packaging industry. Reuse systems offer a sustainable alternative, creating jobs and reducing waste.
Date: October 2023
Topics: EU, Myth Busting, Packaging, Single-use
Rising demand for paper packaging is driving deforestation, pulp imports, and a shift from recycled to virgin fibers, worsening environmental impacts.
Date: October 2023
Topics: Deforestation, EU, Fibre Sourcing, Packaging
This report highlights that disposable paper-based food packaging is not a sustainable alternative to plastic. It exposes the environmental harms of paper packaging, including deforestation, high water and energy consumption, chemical contamination, and poor recyclability, urging policymakers to prioritize waste reduction over material substitution.
Date: September 2023
Topics: Deforestation, Food Packaging, Packaging, Plastic
