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Environmental Organisations Condemn European Commission Decision on Bulgarian Reactor

Brussels / Sofia, 10 December 2007 – Environmental organizations Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Europe, Urgewald, Bankwatch, WISE and the Bulgarian NGO coalition BeleNE! have condemned today the European Commission’s favourable opinion on the controversial Belene nuclear power project (NPP) in Bulgaria. Jan Haverkamp, Greenpeace EU nuclear energy expert commented: “Despite all the warnings by …

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Climate change: urgent action and robust policies must match dire warnings

On 12-17 November a synthesis report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be adopted and approved by governments in Valencia, Spain. Friends of the Earth International climate campaigner Joseph Zacune said: “The IPCC has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are facing an emergency situation and that tackling climate …

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EU can feed livestock without new GMOs

Brussels, 23 November 2007 – Friends of the Earth Europe today warned EU Farm Ministers not to slacken safety rules for imports of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The issue is up for debate at the Agriculture Council on Monday and follows a lobbying campaign by the animal feed and biotechnology industries to persuade politicians that …

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MEPs fail to back tough action on aviation and climate change

Strasbourg/Brussels, 13 November 2007 – EU plans to tackle aviation’s increasing climate change impacts through the Emissions Trading Scheme remain inadequate after MEPs failed to significantly strengthen European Commission proposals in Strasbourg earlier today (13 November) [1]. Aviation is the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide in Europe, and failure to cut it will seriously …

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