Webinar: “Europe’s forests are burning and what we can do to stop it”

WeMove Europe gGmbH organised a public webinar to connect our community from across Germany to learn about how wood is being logged, legally and illegally, from the remaining European forests to produce energy while often being labelled as “renewable”.

The webinar was a way for us to engage our members and answer their most pressing questions about why European forests are burning and what we can do to stop it, with the help of three experts speakers: Karl Wagner, Jana Ballenthien and Annemarie Botzki representing respectively: StopFake Renewables, RobinWood and WeMove Europe. Their experience demonstrated and allowed us to spread awareness about the dangers of burning wood for energy which is so often “green-washed” in the public narrative.

More than 1,200 German members signed up for the webinar and around 350 members participated. Throughout the webinar there was a very high level of engagement, with the possibility for members to openly engage in discussion with the experts. Sustainable solutions have been presented and we received many requests after the webinar on how to connect with the experts to collectively become more active.

The webinar allowed us to spread awareness about the dangers of burning wood for energy, present sustainable alternatives, inspire ways of collective action, citizens engagement and connect our members directly with experts. Members who couldn’t participate in the webinar received a report back with information, educational material and a link to the recording of the webinar, which has recorded more than 1900 views.

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Webinar: “Europe’s forests are burning and what we can do to stop it”