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Biofuelwatch talk at the Sumac Centre, Nottingham

tash | 27.09.2007 13:59 | Bio-technology | Climate Chaos | Ecology

The Biofuelwatch talk at the Sumac Centre served as an introduction to the issues surrounding biofuels. There followed a discussion of possible protest options for the Biofuels Media Ltd conference.

BiofuelsWatch Talk - 53mins MP3 [64kbps] - mp3 24M











Biofuelwatch talk at the Sumac Centre, Nottingham

Wednesday 26th September, 8pm

The Biofuelwatch talk at the Sumac Centre served as an introduction to the issues surrounding biofuels. There followed a discussion of possible protest options for the Biofuels Media Ltd conference.

Biofuels Media Ltd are holding a corporate biofuels conference in Newark on 17/18th October 2007.

Their event is designed to promote and market the use of unsustainable biofuels, which are already causing huge amounts of destruction to some of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems as well as displacement of many endangered species and vulnerable communities.

Massive Asian forest fires linked to plantations developed for biofuels contribute to carbon releases from Indonesian peat destruction, accounting for up to 15% of all fossil fuel emissions worldwide. Tropical deforestation including clearance for biofuel production accounts for an additional 10-30% of global carbon emissions.

Far from being "the answer to climate change", biofuels are already causing catastrophic environmental devastation, and actually contribute to climate change rather than mitigating it.

But when looking at the programme for the conference, you will find such things as:

THE CONSUMER AND DEMAND CREATION
* How is consumer pull created?
* What are the barriers to consumer acceptance of biofuels?
* How will the car companies promote biofuels?
* The UK tax free allowances for homebrew biofuels and its potential impact
* The power of Carbon Offsetting

See:  http://www.biofuelsmedia.com/conference.php

No mention of the environment or reducing reliance on unsustainable methods of transport - it's all about capitalising on a new market, carrying on with business-as-usual, and profiting while the planet burns.

More info from Biofuelwatch -  info@biofuelwatch.org.uk

Biofuelwatch
 http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk

Biofuels Media Ltd
 http://www.biofuelsmedia.com

Biofuels Media Ltd Conference : Bringing the Biofuel Markets together
 http://www.biofuelsmedia.com/conference.php

Biofuels Media Ltd : Press Releases
 http://www.biofuelsmedia.com/press_release.php

tash
- e-mail: tash@indymedia.org

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27.09.2007 14:58


Download: BiofuelsWatch Talk - 53mins MP3 [64kbps] - mp3 24M

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Very good talk

28.09.2007 17:23

This talk was a real eye-opener for me and several other people I spoke to afterwards.

I recommend anyone who has not heard it to download the recording and take time to listen.

Many thanks to the speaker for a very clear, informative and precise presentation.

Many thanks also to Tash and the Notts imc crew for the write up and the foresight to record the talk.

Worried


Protest Bio-Fuels Conference

07.10.2007 22:47


On Wednesday 17th October meet outside Europe's largest biofuel Industry conference at the County Showground, Lincoln Rd, Winthorpe, Newark at 2pm.

Participants of the conference include BP, Virgin, D1 Oils and Deloitte. Discussions including 'Creating consumer demand' and 'How will the car companies promote biofuels?'

The biofuel industry is implicated in large-scale deforestation, high greenhouse gas emissions, human rights abuses, dispossession of local communities, and rising food prices. Please come along with banners, placards or suitable costumes.

For more information, including transport, contact Biofuelwatch at info[at]biofuelwatch.org.uk.

To find out more about the impacts of large-scale biofuels, see  http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/

Pat
- Homepage: http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1126


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