NGOs protest IMO’s endorsement of biofuels
In the UK, as delegates convene at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters for the 21st session of the Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG-21), a number of conservation and environmental justice organisations – lead by Biofuelwatch and Global Forest Coalition – are issuing a call to member states to not allow biofuels to be counted as a green solution to shipping’s climate problem.
The group, representing organisations working across Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe, warns that endorsing biofuels within the IMO’s decarbonization pathway would accelerate deforestation, drive land grabs, threaten biodiversity and deepen food insecurity in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
Category: Fuels
