Lindsey Wuisan works on resource justice and new economies in the Friends of the Earth Europe office in Brussels. She joined grassroots defenders in Covas do Barroso, Portugal, resisting destructive lithium mining. Here is what she learned.
The EU’s mixed messaging on sustainable resource management
While environment ministers acknowledge the need of resource use reduction, the EU Strategic Agenda is set to ignore it During the EU Environmental Council meeting on 17 June 2024, ministers from different countries adopted ambitious conclusions on the mid-term review of the 8th Environmental Action Programme (EAP). In the conclusions, they admitted what we have …
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Civil society’s proposal for an EU resource management law
Open Letter To: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European CommissionMaroš Šefcovic, European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and ForesightVirginijus Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and FisheriesThierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal MarketWopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for ClimateWillem van de Voorde, Belgian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the EUCharles Michel, President of the European …
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Joint paper for an EU Directive on Sustainable Resource Management
There is a crucial gap in current EU laws: Resource overconsumption is not being addressed although it is predicted to continue to rise, underscoring the imperative for a new, binding law with science-based and overarching resource use reduction targets. We are launching a collective call for an EU Directive on Sustainable Resource Management together with …
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Final EU laws on raw materials will increase mining and fail to deliver justice
Update 18th March 2024: the Council of the EU gave its final approval on the Critical Raw Materials Act, meaning the Regulation is adopted and will be published in the Official Journal of the EU, entering into force on the twentieth day following this.Today, after several weeks of negotiations between the European Commission, the European …
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The Fjord lawsuit: end the mining project, save the Førdefjord!
Naturvernforbundet / Friends of the Earth Norway and Natur og Ungdom / Young Friends of the Earth Norway are suing the Norwegian government over the granting of a permit for the dumping of 170 million tonnes of toxic mining waste into the Førdefjord. The two organisations believe that the Ministry of Climate and Environment’s approval …
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