Amsterdam, Brussels 18 December 2007 – Four years after the EU Action Plan on illegal timber was introduced, illegal and destructive timber continues to pour across Europe’s borders. A report released today by Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace shows that European consumers continue to unknowingly buy flooring and exterior doors made from illegally and …
Kyoto still afloat despite attempted sabotage
Bali (Indonesia)/Brussels (Belgium), December 15 – The United Nations climate talks in Bali reached an agreement today, but Friends of the Earth Europe has expressed disappointment at the weak content, following many attempts to derail the talks by the United States, Japan and Canada. But the European Union and key developing countries stood their ground …
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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Strong EU leadership needed at climate negotiations
Brussels, 30 November 2007 – Friends of the Earth Europe has demanded strong leadership by European governments at next week’s United Nations climate conference in Bali, Indonesia from 3-14 December. In Bali, governments will begin to negotiate the international obligations on climate change for after 2012, when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol …
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MPs support aviation fuel tax in north west Europe
Brussels, 30th November – Friends of the Earth Europe today brought together Members of Parliament (MPs) from Belgium, Germany, France, the UK and the Netherlands, who declared their commitment to introducing aviation fuel tax on flights between north-western European countries. Politicians caught a Thalys train from Schipol to Antwerp, where they took part in a …
