In advance of a protest at a corporate biofuels conference in Newark on 17/18 October, there will be a presentation by Biofuelwatch on the pros and cons of biofuels, followed by a discussion of campaigning possibilities.
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Biofuelwatch Event Poster
What's that there? Demand creation!?!?
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.
The Biofuelwatch talk at the Sumac Centre (Wednesday 26th September, 8pm) will serve as in introduction to the issues surrounding biofuels, and will be followed by discussion of possible protest options for the Biofuels Media Ltd conference.
The Sumac Centre is at 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX. Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=NG7+6HX
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.
The Biofuelwatch talk at the Sumac Centre (Wednesday 26th September, 8pm) will serve as in introduction to the issues surrounding biofuels, and will be followed by discussion of possible protest options for the Biofuels Media Ltd conference.
The Sumac Centre is at 245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham NG7 6HX. Map:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=NG7+6HX
Homepage:
Report & protest details
07.10.2007 22:54
PROTEST DETAILS:
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
Pat
Homepage:
http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1126