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Brussels, 9 December 2008 – As the European Parliament and EU Member States are finalising their negotiations on a new European law for renewable energy, international environmental organisations are warning that under the new law large swathes of peatlands, possibly representing the world’s largest carbon stores, will be destroyed for the purpose of producing bio-energy. …
Carbon-rich peatlands threatened by new EU renewables lawRead more
The proposal to share post-2012 greenhouse gas reductions between EU countries, known as ‘Effort Sharing’, is one of the key elements of EU action against climate change. It sets the reduction targets for sectors not covered by emissions trading, such as agriculture, transport and households representing 55 per cent of EU emissions. However this proposal, …
Parliament must reject worst parts of EU climate plans to save European climate credibilityRead more
Brussels, 9 December — The winners of the 2008 Worst EU Lobbying Awards have been revealed at a ceremony in Brussels today, despite a last minute attempt to gag the organisers with legal action from one of the candidates. More than 8500 people took part in the online public vote [1]. One of the candidates …
Agrofuels lobby and Finnish MEP disgraced at Worst EU Lobbying Awards ceremonyRead more
Brussels, 4 December 2008 – European leadership on climate change continued to melt away today as EU Environment Ministers meeting in Brussels appeared unable to inject positive momentum into negotiations on Europe’s flagship response to climate change – the climate and energy package. Environmental campaign groups – Climate Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth …
Brussels, 2 December 2008 – Commenting on the agreement reached last night by European decision-makers on a new regulation on cars and CO2, Jeroen Verhoeven, car efficiency campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: “This is a profoundly wrong outcome on a vital piece of climate legislation. Instead of making the car industry put …
Compromise cars legislation is dead-end for environmentRead more
Brussels, 28 November 2008 – New research published today reveals that the increasing demand for animal feed and agrofuels in the European Union is resulting in the loss of unique forests, serious climate emissions and rural conflict in developing countries [1]. The EU now uses over 16 million hectares of farmland every year to feed …
New research reveals European land grab in developing countriesRead more
