🫨 The recent controversy surrounding the GHG Protocol has sparked concern across the climate community. Be part of the conversation and read the full story: environmentalpaper.org/2026/07/ghg-...

A brand new briefing by the Biomass Action Network (BAN) exposes the human cost of large-scale biomass energy. As the world looks for alternatives to fossil fuels, burning wood for power and heat has emerged as a popular solution.

Want to know more about this story? Read all about it in this great article by Fern's Martin Pigeon: environmentalpaper.org/2026/06/fibr... #FibreExcellence #Pulp #SaintGaudens #JacksonWijaya #MathieuPigasse

Pulp and paper giant APRIL faces renewed scrutiny over its bid to re-enter the Forest Stewardship Council. Environmental groups warn that APRIL’s decision to source wood from two suppliers linked to extensive recent deforestation in Indonesia risks undermining the FSC remedy process.

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🏭💸 The largest remaining pulp company in France, Fibre Excellence, has filed for bankruptcy and its fate will be known soon. Read all about it in this great article by Fern's Martin Pigeon: environmentalpaper.org/2026/06/fibr... #FibreExcellence #SaintGaudens

Hundreds of millions of pages of unnecessary paper could be eliminated each year through one simple SEC reform. Elizabeth Underwood, Ph.D. explains how modernizing investor communications can benefit investors, companies, and the environment. environmentalpaper.org/2026/06/a-si...

The rise of forest bioenergy threatens UNFCCs new climate roadmap, putting forests and the climate at risk. Our global partner's @environmentalpaper.bsky.social Biomass Action Network is this week in Bonn to remind that bioenergy is not a climate solution. environmentalpaper.org/2026/06/bioe...

A brand new briefing by the Biomass Action Network (BAN) exposes the human cost of large-scale biomass energy. As the world looks for alternatives to fossil fuels, burning wood for power and heat has emerged as a popular solution.

📝New briefing just dropped The Biomass Action Network has published a new briefing, warning the UN that reliance on bioenergy to meet Climate Targets will accelerate both forest destruction and climate change. Read more about the briefing in our blog post: environmentalpaper.org/2026/06/bioe...

Indonesian paper giant, APRIL, has said it will buy wood fibre from companies that cleared over 47,000 hectares of tropical forest since 2020.🪵 We've joined 22 other NGOs to condemn the decision, calling on them to uphold their sustainability commitments & reject suppliers linked to deforestation.

Backers admit little knowledge about the industry and its history of pollution violations

🏭 🇳🇱 Will the Netherlands continue to subsidise deforestation under the label of 'sustainable energy'? Today, an emergency court case against RWE will be heard in The Hague over hundreds of millions of euros in subsidies for wood pellets imported from Malaysia 💸💸

‘The forest is crying out to us through fires, floods, and hurricanes. It’s a cry for help’: A conversation with forest ecologist Suzanne Simard By @joanbaxter.bsky.social

🌿 Argentina’s forests and communities are paying the hidden price of paper. Indigenous lands are being violated, water contaminated, and ecosystems destroyed for short-term profit. The Tribunal on the Rights of Nature has ruled against Argentina. Why?

What is worse than a pulp giant violating its own sustainability and anti-deforestation policy? Dropping the policy altogether. That is what pulp and paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (#APRIL) just did. 🚨 Alarm bells should be going off 👇

#Forests are not fuel. In this new @seattletimes.com opinion piece, Peter Riggs exposes the harm caused by the #WoodPellet industry & why burning forests is not a #climate solution. buff.ly/VscD34v

"The wood pellet industry can’t compete without extensive subsidies. Once widely available, these subsidies are now reduced or restricted in Europe or parts of Asia because of growing concerns over the industry’s climate impacts, community health harms and forest destruction."

Open letter by 78 environmental organisations sent to data centre companies, urging them not to partner with Drax, whose power station is the biggest CO2 emitter in the UK and burns more wood than any other plant in the world: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #biomass #AxeDrax

The Biomass Action Network of EPN has signed on to this letter: stay away from Drax and its biomass plant, the world’s largest wood-burning plant! Data centers should not fuel deforestation and intensive pulp plantations. #AxeDrax #CutCarbonNotForests

Last week, frontline communities came to the UK to urge Drax’s directors to stop the harm - something they shouldn’t have had to do. It’s past time the UK ended subsidies for Drax’s damage to communities and forests. Add your name: dogwoodalliance.org/actions/shut... #CutCarbonNotForests

Paper Calculator Power User Scriptation was featured in the Hollywood Reporter 🌎 The app allows digital revision of scripts & saved 48 million pages📄 last year = 🌳 5,700 trees 💧 5 million gallons of water 🏭 3 million pounds of CO2 emissions ~ Paper Calculator @scriptation.bsky.social @thr.com

🇪🇪’Mets on pärandamiseks, mitte ärandamiseks!’ 👉 ‘The forest is meant to be preserved, not exploited!’ 🇬🇧 Last week, people took to the streets to protest Estonia’s incoming law that will further weaken the protection of forests in Estonia. #Estonia #ForestsMeanLife

Advocacy in action! Today, EPN’s Biomass Action Network is exposing the human rights impacts of large-scale biomass energy. ­ Read this thread or our full article here: environmentalpaper.org/2026/04/the-... © Trend Asia

📰 The latest report by Brazil’s Pastoral Land Commission comes with a bleak warning: land conflicts have become increasingly more violent to local, vulnerable communities.

Do you want to see a proper transition away from fossil fuels while safeguarding forests and ecosystems and respecting human rights? We If we are to adequately take action on climate change, we have to exclude false solutions from the transition. #CutCarbonNotForests

🌳 Happy Arbor Day! EPN members are working to protect forests and reduce pressures driving their loss. Our Paper Calculator™ makes impacts visible and supports better choices. Let’s protect what forests make possible. 🌲 Try it yourself: www.papercalculator.org

Ensuring “sustainable” supply chains are exempt from deforestation is more challenging than some would imagine. @thegeckoproject.org investigation provides evidence of how 'shadow integration' allows groups to claim their paper to be 100% free from deforestation, while reality shows differently.

Thank you SEC Chairman Paul Atkins for advancing default e-delivery for shareholder communications. This modernizes outdated rules, reduces waste, & saves resources and money. Potential savings of 800 million pages annually = 🌳 101K trees 🌍 75M lbs CO2 💧 89M gal water (EPN Paper Calculator™)

This week, The Guardian highlighted a report which states what the Biomass Action Network has been saying all along: burning wood for energy is not carbon-neutral! In fact,“wood can emit twice as much carbon per unit of energy produced as fossil gas and is far less efficient in generating energy”.

My investigation into pulp giant APRIL Group’s carbon project published by @thediplomat.com supported by @pulitzercenter.org reveals how it was built on hypothetical threats unlikely to materialize, posing a risk of ‘hot air’. Here is what I found 👇🏽: thediplomat.com/2026/03/how-...

🌳🌏 Today is Earth Day! At EPN, we strive to celebrate Earth every day by protecting forests and recognising their ecological and social value. 🪵 However, on this Earth Day, we would like to talk about the #WoodSupplyGap. Have you heard of it?

📄 Europe's largest #pulp and #paper companies, including SCA, UPM, and The Navigator Company, are pressuring the European Commission to weaken near-term targets of the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (#LULUCF) Regulation. Read the report 👉 environmentalpaper.org/report/pulpi...

Have you explored our latest update of the Paper Calculator? If you want to understand the impact of your paper consumption - namely if you’re a large organisation - this is a great tool for you! 👇 calculator.environmentalpaper.org/index.html #PaperConsumption #PaperCalculator

A new data from NGO Auriga Nusantara reveals a 66% spike in forest loss across Indonesia. Satellite data shows that government-backed projects and poor spatial planning now threaten to derail the nation’s 2030 climate goals. Story by Hans Nicholas Jong for #Mongabay.

In letter to @ipcc.bsky.social, leading scientists, including #EASAC experts, urge the #IPCC to fix loopholes in its carbon-accounting rules. They warn: splitting land-use and #energy accounting lets countries claim #CO2 cuts not reflected in real emissions. 🌱 Read it here: scienceonbiomass.org/

The science on biomass burning is clear: "biomass from forests cannot be regarded as carbon neutral". The scientific community is expressing concern that carbon emissions released from burning biomass are being ignored because of an accounting loophole. #ForestsAreNotFuel scienceonbiomass.org

The science on biomass burning is clear: "biomass from forests cannot be regarded as carbon neutral". The scientific community is expressing concern that carbon emissions released from burning biomass are being ignored because of an accounting loophole. #ForestsAreNotFuel scienceonbiomass.org

⛽ e-Fuels are being promoted as a climate solution for aviation, shipping, and road transport. There are a variety of e-fuels, but beware! Some of them use woody biomass and are another manifestation of the failed industrial biomass energy model – dressed up as innovation. ❌

🙅‍♂️ Don't fall into the biogenic trap - burning paper and packaging waste still releases carbon emissions. This Int’l #ZeroWasteDay, we need to talk about the myth that incineration of waste for energy (“waste-to-energy”) is a “green” solution when it is a CO₂ emissions-heavy pollutant energy source.

👻 Stora Enso must face its shadows! ✊ This week, activists stood outside Stora Enso's Annual Shareholders' Meeting, which took place in Helsinki. 🌳The reason? To raise awareness about the alleged environmental and human rights violations linked to the Nordic forestry giant.

🌏Climate Roadmaps: we cannot sacrifice the natural world in the name of the climate transition! 🚨March 31st brings the deadline for submissions for the UNFCCC Roadmaps, and our network is making sure to submit its contributions! (1/8)

Belgium can set the pace for Europe. Strong #packaging rules are overdue and vital for resilience as supply chains face global turbulence. Aiming to prevent plastic-to-paper substitution is particularly welcome! Let’s back policymakers who push for EU‑wide ambition. 🌍 #PPWR #PaperPackaging

Belgium can set the pace for Europe. Strong packaging rules are overdue and vital for resilience as supply chains face global turbulence. Circularity is not just sustainable but strategic. Let’s back policymakers holding the line and push for EU‑wide ambition. 🌍 #CircularEconomy #PPWR

This Saturday is #InternationalDayOfForests. Yet #forests across the US are being cleared for massive #AI data centers that strain water, energy, & communities. Forests should not be the price we pay for artificial intelligence! buff.ly/k9z6HYC #IDOF2026

Why is @fao.org @faodg.fao.org promoting the substitution of disposable use of plastic for wood on #IntlDayofForests? FAO recognises wood consumption is at an all-time high. In fact, forests already cannot sustainably supply so much wood. (1/2) #IDOF #DayOfForests

Hey @fao.org! Repeat with us: Forests 👏Are 👏NOT 👏Fuel! 👏

On March 21st, say no to biomass interests during Int’l Day of Forests. Don’t promote a vision where forests are burned for energy! Instead, celebrate all life forms who call forests home! #SayNoToBioenergy #DayofForests

Hey @fao.org! We have a major correction for this year’s #DayOfForests tagline: Forests Mean Life! 🌳🦅🐝💧🌈 Don’t promote forests burned for energy or cut down for paper packaging, the two most short-lived ways to use wood. Instead, celebrate all life forms who call forests home! #ForestsMeanLife

@fao.org @faodg.fao.org let’s talk about the #WoodSupplyGap on the upcoming #IntlForestDay on March 21st! Studies show we already consume worldwide more wood than forests are able to supply in a sustainable way 🪵 #DayOfForests environmentalpaper.org/unfao-protec...

Hey @fao.org! We have a major correction for this year’s #DayOfForests tagline: Forests Mean Life! 🌳🦅🐝💧🌈 Don’t promote forests burned for energy or cut down for paper packaging, the two most short-lived ways to use wood. Instead, celebrate all life forms who call forests home! #ForestsMeanLife