The Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is currently consulting on the subsidies it needs to put in place to support Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) from 2027-2050 Growing enough energy crops to make this work would require around 1.3 million hectares of UK land every year that is needed for food production. If that land were instead used to grow wheat, it could produce 15 billion loaves of bread or enough calories to feed 4 million people for a year. Some have estimated the…
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Nations Pledge, Cities Deliver – 364 Cities and Organisations Sign Open Letter on Urban Priorities to Address Climate Crisis at Cop26
Smart City Sustainability Charter Details 10 guiding principles that must be reflected in Cop26 final agreement Cities consume 78 per cent of the world’s energy and produce more than 60 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions Signatory cities and organisations include Amsterdam, Philadelphia, São Paulo, Stuttgart, Connected Places Catapult, Signify, Resilient Cities Network, WeGO, and Leading Cities London, UK Monday 27th September 2021 – The SmartCitiesWorld Advisory Board today announced that more than 350 cities and organisations have now signed the Smart City Sustainability Charter, an open letter calling upon…
Read MoreInternational Day of Action on Forest Biomass sees demand for subsidies overhaul swell across Europe
Biofuelwatch leads seventy five groups signing an open letter to BEIS opposing biomass subsidies; Cut Carbon Not Forests campaign continues to raise awareness and controversy among British public; EU petition brings together international NGOs to put an end to incentives for burning forest wood LONDON – 24th November, 2020 – Today is International Day of Action on Forest Biomass and opposition to biomass subsidies is mounting on policymakers across the UK and European member states. On this day, groups around the world are calling on Europe to exclude biomass from…
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