Forest Biomass

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Protecting Forests

Climate advocates gather outside Minister Wilkinson’s office with message from nearly 100,000 people: Stop clearcutting forests for energy burned abroad

October 19, 2023
Protecting Forests

Send a message to key Canadian politicians to break up with forest biomass

May 30, 2023
Protecting Forests

Send a message to key US politicians to break up with forest biomass

May 30, 2023
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Protecting Forests

Drax faces environmental and human rights condemnation at AGM

May 3, 2023
Protecting Forests

Follow Australia’s lead and reject forest biomass as a false climate solution

April 19, 2023
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on stage at COP 15 opening ceremony
Protecting Forests

As COP15 opens, Canada pledges down payment for international finance for biodiversity

December 6, 2022
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Protecting Forests

Stand.earth at UN COP 15 on biodiversity

December 5, 2022
Protecting Forests

Biomass campaigners flag normalization of burning forests for energy during COP27 Biodiversity Day

November 16, 2022
Protecting Forests

Phone Drax: Stop the energy scandal

November 10, 2022
Protecting Forests

I just sent a message to key B.C. decision makers to cut ties with Drax

November 9, 2022
Protecting Forests

I just sent a message to key Canadian politicians to cut ties with Drax

November 8, 2022
Protecting Forests

Video evidence: Logging forests for electricity

October 25, 2022
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Protecting Forests

BBC and CBC expose Canada subsidy scheme that chops whole trees for fuel export

October 7, 2022
Protecting Forests

Stop burning forests: send an email to the federal government

May 30, 2022
Protecting Forests

“Stop burning forests for energy,” urge Stand.earth and Emma Thompson

February 1, 2022
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Protecting Forests

Drax ‘burns its way through COP’ – campaigners protest at forest greenwashing event

November 10, 2021
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Protecting Forests

International climate and conservation leaders demand end to burning trees for energy amid ongoing COP26 negotiations

November 6, 2021
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Protecting Forests

COP 26 Press Conference Advisory: Beyond Burning, Beyond Biomass

November 5, 2021
Protecting Forests

Stop subsidizing forest biomass

November 4, 2021
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Protecting Forests

Stop clear-cutting B.C. forests to burn for energy abroad, urge advocates in an open letter

August 12, 2021
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Protecting Forests

Suspend approvals of new wood pellet mills in BC, environmental groups and union urge government

April 7, 2021
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Protecting Forests

Drax shareholders put Canadian forest, wildlife and the climate at risk by voting for acquisition of Canadian pellet company

March 31, 2021
Protecting Forests

Risk Map: Pellet Facility Threatens Primary Forest and Caribou Habitat

March 23, 2021
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Protecting Forests

NEW INVESTIGATION: UK’s Drax bid to buy Pinnacle could turn some of last remaining primary forests in Canada into wood pellets, putting species and the climate at further risk

March 23, 2021