Environmental Paper Network
@environmentalpaper.bsky.social
EPN brings together hundreds of NGOs from around the world dedicated to transforming the forest, pulp and paper, and biomass industries for a more sustainable future.
www.environmentalpaper.org
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Wow! A striking stat from @nrdc.org’s new Issue with Tissue report:
If every American swapped one TP roll with ♻️ we’d save:
🌲 1.6M trees
💧 1B+ gallons of water
🌍 800M lbs of climate pollution
~ Calculated with EPN’s Paper Calculator (new version 4.1 available now!)
www.nrdc.org/stories/best...
If every American swapped one TP roll with ♻️ we’d save:
🌲 1.6M trees
💧 1B+ gallons of water
🌍 800M lbs of climate pollution
~ Calculated with EPN’s Paper Calculator (new version 4.1 available now!)
www.nrdc.org/stories/best...
The Best and Worst Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, and Facial Tissue Brands
Tissue paper production is taking a devastating toll on forests. NRDC’s newest Issue with Tissue report can help you find earth-friendly brands.
www.nrdc.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Wow! A striking stat from @nrdc.org’s new Issue with Tissue report:
If every American swapped one TP roll with ♻️ we’d save:
🌲 1.6M trees
💧 1B+ gallons of water
🌍 800M lbs of climate pollution
~ Calculated with EPN’s Paper Calculator (new version 4.1 available now!)
www.nrdc.org/stories/best...
If every American swapped one TP roll with ♻️ we’d save:
🌲 1.6M trees
💧 1B+ gallons of water
🌍 800M lbs of climate pollution
~ Calculated with EPN’s Paper Calculator (new version 4.1 available now!)
www.nrdc.org/stories/best...
The omnibus reaps yet another victim: forests and their protections against the endless consumption of pulp and paper.
Read more on our full statement: environmentalpaper.org/2025/12/defo...
#EUDR #Books #PulpPaper #Omnibus
Read more on our full statement: environmentalpaper.org/2025/12/defo...
#EUDR #Books #PulpPaper #Omnibus
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The omnibus reaps yet another victim: forests and their protections against the endless consumption of pulp and paper.
Read more on our full statement: environmentalpaper.org/2025/12/defo...
#EUDR #Books #PulpPaper #Omnibus
Read more on our full statement: environmentalpaper.org/2025/12/defo...
#EUDR #Books #PulpPaper #Omnibus
Wow! A striking stat from @nrdc.org’s new Issue with Tissue report:
If every American swapped one TP roll with ♻️ we’d save:
🌲 1.6M trees
💧 1B+ gallons of water
🌍 800M lbs of climate pollution
~ Calculated with EPN’s Paper Calculator (new version 4.1 available now!)
www.nrdc.org/stories/best...
If every American swapped one TP roll with ♻️ we’d save:
🌲 1.6M trees
💧 1B+ gallons of water
🌍 800M lbs of climate pollution
~ Calculated with EPN’s Paper Calculator (new version 4.1 available now!)
www.nrdc.org/stories/best...
The Best and Worst Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, and Facial Tissue Brands
Tissue paper production is taking a devastating toll on forests. NRDC’s newest Issue with Tissue report can help you find earth-friendly brands.
www.nrdc.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Wow! A striking stat from @nrdc.org’s new Issue with Tissue report:
If every American swapped one TP roll with ♻️ we’d save:
🌲 1.6M trees
💧 1B+ gallons of water
🌍 800M lbs of climate pollution
~ Calculated with EPN’s Paper Calculator (new version 4.1 available now!)
www.nrdc.org/stories/best...
If every American swapped one TP roll with ♻️ we’d save:
🌲 1.6M trees
💧 1B+ gallons of water
🌍 800M lbs of climate pollution
~ Calculated with EPN’s Paper Calculator (new version 4.1 available now!)
www.nrdc.org/stories/best...
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We graded 65 U.S. toilet paper brands on just how sustainable they truly are and found that 29 rely on forest fiber, which drives devastating impacts to essential forests like the boreal in Canada. See how other toilet paper brands scored: https://on.nrdc.org/4rzeYhp
December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We graded 65 U.S. toilet paper brands on just how sustainable they truly are and found that 29 rely on forest fiber, which drives devastating impacts to essential forests like the boreal in Canada. See how other toilet paper brands scored: https://on.nrdc.org/4rzeYhp
In a new piece in @newsweek.com, our colleagues from @dogwoodalliance.org and @nrdc.org imagine forests valued for life, not fuel & where global energy giants can’t turn ecosystems into extraction zones.
Protecting forests means protecting people. 🌍🌱
www.newsweek.com/foreign-ener...
Protecting forests means protecting people. 🌍🌱
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December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In a new piece in @newsweek.com, our colleagues from @dogwoodalliance.org and @nrdc.org imagine forests valued for life, not fuel & where global energy giants can’t turn ecosystems into extraction zones.
Protecting forests means protecting people. 🌍🌱
www.newsweek.com/foreign-ener...
Protecting forests means protecting people. 🌍🌱
www.newsweek.com/foreign-ener...
The EU Bioeconomy Strategy: growth at the expense of the biosphere
The Commission's proposal of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy prioritises growth over forest protection.
It pushes for +wood extraction, +biomass burning, +pulp&paper production.
Full statement: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/the-...
The Commission's proposal of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy prioritises growth over forest protection.
It pushes for +wood extraction, +biomass burning, +pulp&paper production.
Full statement: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/the-...
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The EU Bioeconomy Strategy: growth at the expense of the biosphere
The Commission's proposal of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy prioritises growth over forest protection.
It pushes for +wood extraction, +biomass burning, +pulp&paper production.
Full statement: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/the-...
The Commission's proposal of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy prioritises growth over forest protection.
It pushes for +wood extraction, +biomass burning, +pulp&paper production.
Full statement: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/the-...
Biomass Action Network Fears compromise at #COP30 and demands that the Transition away from Fossil Fuels must be to Clean Energy Sources which Keep Forests Standing. Read our press release here: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/biom... @stand.earth @cop30brazil.bsky.social #UNFCCC
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Biomass Action Network Fears compromise at #COP30 and demands that the Transition away from Fossil Fuels must be to Clean Energy Sources which Keep Forests Standing. Read our press release here: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/biom... @stand.earth @cop30brazil.bsky.social #UNFCCC
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Old growth in BC is being turned into wood pellets for power plants in Japan & the UK.
Despite promises, Premier David Eby is enabling this destruction.
Call on David Eby & Ravi Parmar to stop subsidizing Drax and protect old growth.
Take action: bit.ly/takeactionforbiomass
Despite promises, Premier David Eby is enabling this destruction.
Call on David Eby & Ravi Parmar to stop subsidizing Drax and protect old growth.
Take action: bit.ly/takeactionforbiomass
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Old growth in BC is being turned into wood pellets for power plants in Japan & the UK.
Despite promises, Premier David Eby is enabling this destruction.
Call on David Eby & Ravi Parmar to stop subsidizing Drax and protect old growth.
Take action: bit.ly/takeactionforbiomass
Despite promises, Premier David Eby is enabling this destruction.
Call on David Eby & Ravi Parmar to stop subsidizing Drax and protect old growth.
Take action: bit.ly/takeactionforbiomass
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New short report by @gfc-forest.bsky.social and @environmentalpaper.bsky.social exposes the impacts of large-scale #biomass energy, mostly for use in industry, on communities and ecosystems: globalforestcoalition.org/decarbonisat...
Decarbonisation or Dispossession? Industrial-Scale Biomass in Latin America and Its Impacts - Global Forest Coalition
As COP30 convenes in Brazil, governments and corporations are spotlighting biomass as a key part of the “green transition,” promoting it under national decarbonisation and bioeconomy agendas. The Bele...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New short report by @gfc-forest.bsky.social and @environmentalpaper.bsky.social exposes the impacts of large-scale #biomass energy, mostly for use in industry, on communities and ecosystems: globalforestcoalition.org/decarbonisat...
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📄 830 million pages mailed yearly
🌳 101,000+ trees
🚗 Nearly 7,000 cars' worth of emissions
🗞️A bipartisan bill could change that. EPN’s Paper Calculator helped quantify the savings. 🌲✍️
Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/06/mode...
🌳 101,000+ trees
🚗 Nearly 7,000 cars' worth of emissions
🗞️A bipartisan bill could change that. EPN’s Paper Calculator helped quantify the savings. 🌲✍️
Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/06/mode...
June 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
📄 830 million pages mailed yearly
🌳 101,000+ trees
🚗 Nearly 7,000 cars' worth of emissions
🗞️A bipartisan bill could change that. EPN’s Paper Calculator helped quantify the savings. 🌲✍️
Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/06/mode...
🌳 101,000+ trees
🚗 Nearly 7,000 cars' worth of emissions
🗞️A bipartisan bill could change that. EPN’s Paper Calculator helped quantify the savings. 🌲✍️
Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/06/mode...
EPN's Biomass Action Network has released a new briefing at COP30 "Decarbonisation or dispossession? The extent of industrial scale biomass energy in Latin America and its impacts on the region"🔗 environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/deca... #bioeconomy #COP30 #LatinAmerica #biomass #bigbadbiomass
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
EPN's Biomass Action Network has released a new briefing at COP30 "Decarbonisation or dispossession? The extent of industrial scale biomass energy in Latin America and its impacts on the region"🔗 environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/deca... #bioeconomy #COP30 #LatinAmerica #biomass #bigbadbiomass
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Investigation by @stand.earth confirms Drax is still turning ancient trees from oldgrowth forests in BC into wood pellets to burn itself and to sell to others.Yet last week, the govt. signed a new subsidy contract with Drax for 2027-31. #AxeDrax #BigBadBiomass
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Investigation by @stand.earth confirms Drax is still turning ancient trees from oldgrowth forests in BC into wood pellets to burn itself and to sell to others.Yet last week, the govt. signed a new subsidy contract with Drax for 2027-31. #AxeDrax #BigBadBiomass
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Biomass Action Network Sounds Alarm on Bioeconomy False Solutions in Belem 4X Pledge at Leaders Summit Ahead of COP30, Issues Open Letter to Parties
👉 Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/biom...
👉 Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/biom...
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Biomass Action Network Sounds Alarm on Bioeconomy False Solutions in Belem 4X Pledge at Leaders Summit Ahead of COP30, Issues Open Letter to Parties
👉 Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/biom...
👉 Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/11/biom...
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NEW REPORT!
Today the Forests & Finance Coalition launched the 2025 Banking on Biodiversity Collapse report.
The report finds that after a decade of broken paper promises, financial institutions are actually doubling down on credit and investment to tropical forests risk commodity companies.
Today the Forests & Finance Coalition launched the 2025 Banking on Biodiversity Collapse report.
The report finds that after a decade of broken paper promises, financial institutions are actually doubling down on credit and investment to tropical forests risk commodity companies.
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
NEW REPORT!
Today the Forests & Finance Coalition launched the 2025 Banking on Biodiversity Collapse report.
The report finds that after a decade of broken paper promises, financial institutions are actually doubling down on credit and investment to tropical forests risk commodity companies.
Today the Forests & Finance Coalition launched the 2025 Banking on Biodiversity Collapse report.
The report finds that after a decade of broken paper promises, financial institutions are actually doubling down on credit and investment to tropical forests risk commodity companies.
Thanks to Southwings (@southwings.bsky.social), EPN, Etsuko Kinefuchi (UNCG), and Dr. Treva Gear (@dogwoodalliance.org) saw Georgia's largest wood pellet plants from above. On the ground, we heard from residents about the health impacts they’re experiencing. Communities are speaking out.
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thanks to Southwings (@southwings.bsky.social), EPN, Etsuko Kinefuchi (UNCG), and Dr. Treva Gear (@dogwoodalliance.org) saw Georgia's largest wood pellet plants from above. On the ground, we heard from residents about the health impacts they’re experiencing. Communities are speaking out.
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A new short documentary by @rachelcarsondc.bsky.social reveals the environmental and community health impacts of industrial wood pellet production done by companies like Drax and Enviva. Watch Now.
Wood Pellet Wasteland: Inside the Fight to Stop Big Biomass
This short documentary reveals the environmental and human health impacts of industrial wood pellet production. The film centers around Drax and Enviva, two industrial biomass energy companies, that…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A new short documentary by @rachelcarsondc.bsky.social reveals the environmental and community health impacts of industrial wood pellet production done by companies like Drax and Enviva. Watch Now.
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Join us for a webinar on 29 October featuring speakers from our member groups whose stories of resistance to extractivism are included in the latest issue of Forest Cover: Exploited Lands, Exploited Lives.
Wed, 29 Oct 2025
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm UTC
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Wed, 29 Oct 2025
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm UTC
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Join us for a webinar on 29 October featuring speakers from our member groups whose stories of resistance to extractivism are included in the latest issue of Forest Cover: Exploited Lands, Exploited Lives.
Wed, 29 Oct 2025
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm UTC
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Wed, 29 Oct 2025
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm UTC
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Burning millions of tonnes of wood every year from forests undermines climate and nature goals. Subsidised industrial #BigBadBiomass production is turning natural forests and communities into sacrifice zones. Read more https://environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/burning-billions-for-biomass/
October 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Burning millions of tonnes of wood every year from forests undermines climate and nature goals. Subsidised industrial #BigBadBiomass production is turning natural forests and communities into sacrifice zones. Read more https://environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/burning-billions-for-biomass/
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Africa is standing up to #BigBadBiomass ✊🌍
On the International Dayof Action on Big Biomass, we say: Cut Subsidies, Not Forests! 🌳 🌲🌴🌱🌿
#IDoA #biomass #Africa @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @handsoffmotherearth.org
On the International Dayof Action on Big Biomass, we say: Cut Subsidies, Not Forests! 🌳 🌲🌴🌱🌿
#IDoA #biomass #Africa @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @handsoffmotherearth.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Africa is standing up to #BigBadBiomass ✊🌍
On the International Dayof Action on Big Biomass, we say: Cut Subsidies, Not Forests! 🌳 🌲🌴🌱🌿
#IDoA #biomass #Africa @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @handsoffmotherearth.org
On the International Dayof Action on Big Biomass, we say: Cut Subsidies, Not Forests! 🌳 🌲🌴🌱🌿
#IDoA #biomass #Africa @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @handsoffmotherearth.org
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$250 billion in subsidies for #BigBadBiomass supports an industry that undermines efforts to reduce emissions, pollutes communities and degrades forests and biodiversity. Read more environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/burn...
October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
$250 billion in subsidies for #BigBadBiomass supports an industry that undermines efforts to reduce emissions, pollutes communities and degrades forests and biodiversity. Read more environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/burn...
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Subsidized industrial #BigBadBiomass production is destroying natural forests and polluting local communities. Read more in the latest report from @environmentalpaper.bsky.social:
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October 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Subsidized industrial #BigBadBiomass production is destroying natural forests and polluting local communities. Read more in the latest report from @environmentalpaper.bsky.social:
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Biomass energy is a false solution! It has no climate benefit and results in forests getting clearcut. And shamefully, it's being promoted by $250 billion spent in government subsidies globally. Learn more👇 @environmentalpaper.bsky.social
#BigBadBiomass
🖼️ : Heartwood Visuals
https://bit.ly/49acCPd
#BigBadBiomass
🖼️ : Heartwood Visuals
https://bit.ly/49acCPd
October 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Biomass energy is a false solution! It has no climate benefit and results in forests getting clearcut. And shamefully, it's being promoted by $250 billion spent in government subsidies globally. Learn more👇 @environmentalpaper.bsky.social
#BigBadBiomass
🖼️ : Heartwood Visuals
https://bit.ly/49acCPd
#BigBadBiomass
🖼️ : Heartwood Visuals
https://bit.ly/49acCPd
$250 billion in subsidies for #BigBadBiomass supports an industry that undermines efforts to reduce emissions, pollutes communities and degrades forests and biodiversity. Money that could be better spent on genuine renewables. Read the new report by BAN: environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/burn...
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
$250 billion in subsidies for #BigBadBiomass supports an industry that undermines efforts to reduce emissions, pollutes communities and degrades forests and biodiversity. Money that could be better spent on genuine renewables. Read the new report by BAN: environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/burn...
Campaigners hold a banner action against a new biomass plant in Stade, Germany today as part of the International Day of Action on #BigBadBiomass. Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/08/idoa... @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @nabu.de @robinwood.bsky.social
Cut Subsidies, Not Forests!
Cut Subsidies, Not Forests!
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Campaigners hold a banner action against a new biomass plant in Stade, Germany today as part of the International Day of Action on #BigBadBiomass. Read more: environmentalpaper.org/2025/08/idoa... @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @nabu.de @robinwood.bsky.social
Cut Subsidies, Not Forests!
Cut Subsidies, Not Forests!
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Cut subsidies, not trees. We’re joining the International Day of Action on Big Biomass to demand an end to the subsidies and loopholes propping up this dirty industry. Take action: https://rachelcarsoncouncil.salsalabs.org/wood-pellet-campaign-2025/index.html
#BigBadBiomass #BackDownBigBiomass
#BigBadBiomass #BackDownBigBiomass
October 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Cut subsidies, not trees. We’re joining the International Day of Action on Big Biomass to demand an end to the subsidies and loopholes propping up this dirty industry. Take action: https://rachelcarsoncouncil.salsalabs.org/wood-pellet-campaign-2025/index.html
#BigBadBiomass #BackDownBigBiomass
#BigBadBiomass #BackDownBigBiomass