International groups team up with locals in opposition to Nuon Biomass Plant
12th April 2019 – The Global Forest Coalition [1], which brings together 99 NGOs and Indigenous People’s Organisations from 64 countries, and Dogwood Alliance [2], a conservation NGO working to protect forests and communities in the southern US, have teamed up with local residents’ groups Duurzaam Dorp Diemen [3] and FossilFree Amsterdam [4] to oppose Nuon’s plans for a biomass plant in Diemen. Diemen residents are deeply concerned about the impact which such a plant would have on air quality …
