23/10/20
EU member states endorse new plan to address biodiversity crisis
Today the environment ministers of EU governments have backed the Biodiversity Strategy 2030, which lays out t …
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08/10/20
Climate and health crises driven by factory farms
Factory-farmed meat production in the EU is on the rise, and is putting the climate and human health at risk a …
05/10/20
Revealed: How the fossil fuel industry used Covid-19 to derail the EU green deal
Under the guise of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has seen fossil fuel interests capture tens of billions of pub …
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03/10/20
New handbook on how to set up a community energy project
Inspirational stories and useful tips show what can be done Community energy is key to action on the climate c …
02/10/20
Bad week for future of farming
The European Parliament has today voted on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in what Friends of the Ea …
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02/10/20
Commission plan fails to bring Energy Charter Treaty in line with climate goals
A leaked European Commission proposal reveals that the EU is not serious about ending the protection of fossil …