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Brussels, 16 October 2008 – European leaders have today pledged to press ahead with their planned response to climate change, despite attempts by some EU member states to scupper the measures in order to protect polluting industry, say Climate Action Network Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace and WWF. During the EU summit, Poland …
Italy and Poland fail to scupper EU climate change dealRead more
PENANG (MALAYSIA) / BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), 7 October 2008 – Malaysian palm oil exported for use in food, biofuels and cosmetics is far from ‘green’ – contrary to claims by Malaysian palm oil producers – shows the new report “Malaysian Palm Oil: Green Gold or Green Wash?” released today by Friends of the Earth groups. [1] …
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Brussels, 7 October 2008 – MEPs voting in the European Parliament’s environment committee today have confirmed the European Commission’s proposed answer to climate change, but have lacked the ambition to go further, said Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe), Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of the Earth Europe (FoE Europe). The committee voted this morning on …
EU Parliament falls short of improving Europe’s answer to climate changeRead more
Brussels, 6 October 2008 – Friends of the Earth Europe has today deplored the miserable record of outgoing EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson. Peter Mandelson, Member of the Barroso Commission since 2004 in charge of the external trade portfolio, announced on Friday he was leaving the post to take up a ministerial position in his …
Brussels/Helsinki, 26 September 2008 – The Finnish parliament yesterday agreed to consider a law to cut the country’s climate changing emissions by five per cent every year. Members of the Finnish Parliament debated two climate bills which, if made law, would set legally binding annual targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and put Finland at …
New law to put Finland at forefront of climate change fightRead more
Brussels, 25 September 2008 – MEPs in the European Parliament today voted to make carmakers play a much greater role in tackling climate change and rejected car industry attempts to weaken proposed legislation on the fuel efficiency of new cars. With an overwhelming majority, the Parliament’s Environment Committee endorsed the European Commission’s proposal to cut …
