Local chiefs and Mozambique and international NGOs warn that current inquiries lack independence and fail to guarantee justice and protection for victims. They call for an investigation led by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as the only way to ensure a fair, impartial, safe and victim-centred process. The inquiry should also investigate members …
The gas problem in perspective – visualised
Fossil gas is a problem. Fossil gas is dirty and a major cause of the climate crisis. It leaks methane in its raw form and emits CO2 when burned – both of which are greenhouse gases that are causing catastrophic changes to our climate. Our global dependency on fossil fuels is driving the climate crisis …
100 days in: Our call for climate and social justice in the energy transition
It has been 100 days since the European Commission started its mandate and we have taken the time to dive into their activities to date. We acknowledge the Commission’s continued focus on energy policy but we’re deeply concerned about the apparent tunnel-vision pursuit of innovation, competitiveness and economic growth at the expense of people and …
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Green ambition biggest loser in deregulation game
New legislation announced today by the European Commission is set to destroy due diligence and environmental rules whilst bolstering polluting industries through unconditional subsidy packages, Friends of the Earth Europe said today.
Financial institutions don’t take a stance on human rights violations linked to LNG project in Mozambique
Not one of the financial backers of the highly controversial Mozambique LNG project has agreed to publicly call for an independent international investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians, reportedly committed near TotalEnergies’ premises in mid-2021 by Mozambican public security forces. Today a coalition of 126 Mozambican and international civil society organisations (1) released a …
Liquefied lies: The real cost of Europe’s liquefied ‘natural’ gas addiction
This briefing on LNG sets out
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