We’ve joined 180+ communities, organisations and academics to call on on the EU to abandon its plans to expand dirty mining as part of the EU Green Deal. Plans to drastically increase mining in Europe and in the global South are bad news for the climate, ecosystems and human rights around the world. Whatever the …
Dealing with period poverty requires systemic change
Zelena Akcija / Friends of the Earth Croatia calls on decision-makers to finally recognise the problem of period poverty and start working on systemic solutions. Activists marked Period Poverty Week – which takes place from 24 to 28 May – by placing a banner shaped as a single-use menstrual pad reading “We pay this waste …
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The EU’s Industrial Alliances
The new corporate capture that threatens democracy and the environment The European Commission has increasingly been turning to alliances with big business to ‘get them on board’ with meeting European Green Deal objectives. In reality, the alliances are another opportunity for industry to unduly influence political processes and direct public spending. Our unique analysis finds …
Let Bulgaria breathe
Around one hundred people marched in protest against waste incineration and air pollution in the streets of Sofia today. The demonstration brought together citizens from Sofia and the north-eastern town of Devnya, both of which plan to build new waste incineration facilities. Devnya is one of the most polluted areas in the country, home to …
Moratorium on Greenland mining – 141 NGOs
In an appeal, 141 NGOs call on the Greenlandic and Danish governments and the EU to protect Greenland’s unique and fragile Arctic environment, which is threatened by mining and fossil fuel extraction projects.
MEPs call for binding target to reduce EU resource consumption
The European Parliament today backed a report urging the European Commission to set a binding targets to reduce the EU’s material footprint – a key step towards ending the bloc’s overconsumption of natural resources. Meadhbh Bolger, resource justice campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said: “The evidence is clear – we need to urgently …
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