Climate Change publications

Publications and Reports on Climate Change

• Open letter on "Biofuels and Carbon footprint" signed by +100 European NGOs (May 2012)
• Meeting Europe's Renewable Energy Targets in Harmony with Nature - Main report- (October 2011)
• Meeting Europe's Renewable Energy Targets in Harmony with Nature -Summary report- (October 2011)
  For the French version of the Summary, click here
  For the Spanish version of the Summary, click here
• Analysis "Anticipated ILUC associated with expanded use of biofuels and bioliquids in the EU" (March 2011) 
• Partners with nature - How healthy ecosystems are helping the world’s most vulnerable adapt to climate change (2009)
• Wildlife and climate change adaptation: "20 tough questions, 20 rough answers" (2008)

• Birds on the Move" - brochure summarising the main findings of BirdLife’s Climatic Atlas of  European Breeding Birds (2008)

Publications and Reports on Bioenergy

• Optimising the "grandfathering" of existing biofuels production (2012) - Summary of research carried out by Ecofys "Assessing grandfathering options under an EU ILUC Policy" and NGO Policy recommandations (2012)
• Peter and Jane: a short film about biofuels (2011)
• Bioenergy: carbon accounting time bomb (2010)
• Biofuels: handle with care (2009)
• Joanneum Research Study (Bergsma G. C., Croezen H. J., Otten M. B. J. & van Valkengoed M.P.J., Biofuels: indirect land use change and climate impact, Delft, CE Delft, June 2010)
• CE Delft Study (Zanchi G, Pena N., Bird N., The upfront carbon debt of bioenergy, Graz, Joanneum Research, June 2010)

Briefs and Position Papers

• Joint EU NGOs briefing on biomass sustainability for energy (2012)
• BirdLife briefing on the LIFE reform: LIFE funding for combating Climate Change post 2013 (2011)
• BirdLife position on bioenergy (2005)
• Position Statement on Wind Farms and Birds (2005)
• BirdLife International’s Position on Climate Change (2008)
• BirdLife and EEB briefing on biofuel sustainability standards under the Fuel Quality Directive and the Renewables Directive for the Council Ad Hoc Working Group (2008)

Presentations

• Presentations - Breakfast debate "Carbon emissions from bioenergy: how it impacts our climate"
  • David Carr's presentation
  • Detlef Sprinz's presentation
  • Neil Bird's presentation