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The European Commission is developing new laws for certain raw materials. This “European Critical Raw Materials Act”, due to be published at the end of March 2023, will address certain materials that are of “strategic importance” across the EU economy, and of particular importance to the green and digital transitions (for example lithium). Friends of …
New EU laws on raw materials: What they must addressRead more
Resource extraction and overconsumption are the central drivers of environmental degradation and interrelated social challenges, yet policy makers remain too shy to address them. A recent workshop organised by NGOs and think tanks looked at how to move the debate forward. Our core ecological problem is not climate change. It is overconsumption, with climate change …
The time is ripe for resource use reduction targetsRead more
Naturvernforbundet / Friends of the Earth Norway and Natur og Ungdom / Young Friends of the Earth Norway will sue the Norwegian government over permission for the dumping of mining waste into the pristine Førdefjord, on the country’s western coast. Despite strong opposition, the government recently approved the final permit for Nordic Mining’s open-pit rutile …
Activists suing Norwegian government to stop dumping of mining waste in pristine fjordRead more
Norwegian environmentalists have stepped up their efforts to prevent dumping of mine waste in pristine Norwegian fjords. Young activists are ready for civil disobedience as Nordic Mining prepares to start construction by the Førdefjord in Sunnfjord, western Norway. Last week, activists from Naturvernforbundet / Friends of the Earth Norway, Natur og Ungdom / Young Friends …
Young activists ready to stop mining facility to save Norwegian fjordRead more
Friends of the Earth Europe expresses its support for Friends of the Earth Sweden and others opposing plans for a new iron ore mine in Gállok, Sweden. These plans would devastate the livelihoods of two Sámi villages, pollute clean water, and threaten Sweden’s environment and climate ambitions.
Majority of MEPs give their backing to a “desperate plunder for resources” Damaging plans to secure EU access to raw materials around the world have been given the European Parliament seal of approval today. A majority of the European Parliament voted to approve a new opinion report on the European Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Strategy …
Destructive raw materials plans get Parliament approvalRead more
