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EU raw materials initiative: industry interests undermine sustainable resource use

Brussels, 5 November 2008 – Friends of the Earth Europe has expressed severe concerns about the ‘Raw Materials Initiative’ announced today by the European Commission [1] which it says will have a detrimental effect on the environment and developing countries. The plan outlines ways that the European Union, member states and industry could avoid raw …

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MEPs vote again for recycling and waste prevention – now EU Governments must follow Parliament’s example

Brussels, April 9 – The European Environmental Bureau and Friends of the Earth Europe have strongly welcomed yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee reasserting the need for EU-level targets on waste prevention and recycling. Voting on the Waste Framework Directive, an overwhelming majority favoured targets for Member States to stabilise waste generation by …

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Amigos de la Tierra advierte contra el uso de aceite de palma con fines energéticos

Brussels/Amsterdam, 9 de Octubre 2007 – Amigos de la Tierra advirtió , durante la presentació n de las propuestas para un etiquetado sostenible del aceite de palma, sobre las deficiencias de esta certificació n y los graves impactos de la demanda Europea de esta materia prima para fabricar agrocombustibles. Amigos de la Tierra organizó en …

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Plans to curb EU aviation emissions must be strengthened, say climate experts

4 September 2007, Strasbourg – Current proposals to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will have very little impact on aviation’s contribution to climate change, a new report by leading climate scientists warns today. Friends of the Earth, which commissioned the research, is urging the EU to substantially strengthen its ETS proposals, and …

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