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A Growing Chorus of Concerns Signals Peril for the Biomass Industry 

Expert BlogInternational, United Kingdom, South Korea, Sweden, Mississippi, California, WashingtonElly Pepper, Rita Vaughan Frost

This International Day of Forests, we can celebrate the increasingly widespread recognition that the biomass industry is a bad bet for our forests and our communities. 

Drax Coming for California Forests by Partnering with GSNR

Expert BlogUnited Kingdom, CaliforniaRita Vaughan Frost

Drax has joined forces with GSNR to bring its forest-destroying practices to California. After signing an MOU in February 2024, it is transparent that GSNR’s aims are solely profit-driven.

The U.K. Is Burning Canadian Forests for Fuel

Expert BlogCanada, United KingdomCourtenay Lewis

Twenty-three environmental organizations stress that the U.K. government funding the incineration of imported Canadian wood pellets threatens climate progress.

Risky Realities—Recognizing the Harms of Global LNG Expansion

Expert BlogInternational, United States, Africa, MexicoJamie Lee, Mima Holt

Liquefied natural gas should be phased out in tandem with other fossil fuels, paving the way for renewable energy to meet international climate and sustainable development goals.

Auditor Calls for Canada’s Transparency on Logging Emissions

Expert BlogOttawaJennifer Skene

Canada's Environment Commissioner found that the Government of Canada has failed to transparently report on the climate impact of industrial logging, with potentially sweeping ramifications for its forest policymaking. 

Canada Rejects Transparency on Logging’s Climate Toll

Expert BlogOttawa, CanadaJennifer Skene

Canada has again failed to transparently report on the logging industry's climate impacts, giving the sector a free pass for more than 70 megatonnes of carbon emissions annually, and perpetuating a "climate blind" forest policy framework.