Bio-energy Subsidies AGENDA Introduction Elias Mtinda Kenneth - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Bio-energy Subsidies AGENDA • Introduction • Elias Mtinda • Kenneth Richter • Film • Emilia Hanna • Q & A Break • Jonathon Essex • AirportWatch • Open discussion – opposing bioenergy • Conclusion and actions for ROC banding campaign

BioEnergy Quiz 1. How much of UK renewable energy comes from biomass? A. over 80% B. 60 to 80% C. 30 to 60% 2. What proportion of UK road transport biofuels is imported? A. 80% B. 50% C. 25% 3. How much wood will be burnt in the UK every year by 2020 to generate electricity if industry gets their way? A . 50 million tonnes B. 25 million tonnes C. Don’t know

BioEnergy Quiz 4. Who said this about sustainable biomass in 2010? “ No policy tool can give certainty that forests will be regenerated after biomass is harvested. ” A. European Commission B. George Monbiot C. The woodcutter who rescued Little Red Riding Hood 5. According to Government consultants, what could bioenergy provide in 2030 as a proportion of TOTAL energy usage? A. 50 to 75% B. 30% C. 20%

BioEnergy Quiz Results: All A’s – Star Biofuel campaigner! To summarise: • Bioenergy dominates UK renewables – and under BAU this will continue • Imports dominate UK use of bioenergy – and will do in the future • Bioenergy “Sustainability” cannot be assured

FILM Green Invasion Made by World Rainforest Movement www.wrm.org.uy Watch on-line at www.wrm.org.uy/plantations/video.html

OPPOSING BIOENERGY • A series of battles • Policy is plain wrong • Public are ignorant • MPs are UK focussed • Big business is getting entrenched How to win?

ROC CAMPAIGNING • Consultation responses • Parliamentary Questions • Early Day Motion(s) • Parliamentary debate following consultation • Press coverage AND?

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