May 8, 2007, BRUSSELS (BELGIUM), LONDON (UK), THE HAGUE (THE NETHERLANDS) – Complaints are being filed today, May 8, in three European countries against a shameless advert that makes exaggerated and misleading green claims about oil giant Shell’s operations. Friends of the Earth Europe is filing simultaneous complaints to the national advertising standards authorities of …
Options to tackle climate change are affordable, agree governments
BANGKOK, THAILAND, 4 May 2007 – The world’s leading scientists say governments can tackle climate change and that the solutions are affordable and available, in a key United Nations (UN) report published here today. The report assesses many technologies that could be used to cut emissions of greenhouse gases, but does not make recommendations about …
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US still bullying EU to market GMOs
30 May 2007, Brussels – New documents obtained by Friends of the Earth reveal that the United States continues to pressure the EU to market new genetically modified (GM) crops and foods, despite the World Trade Organisation’s recent verdict that the EU has a right to protect itself against GMOs. In an email exchange, US …
Shell still flaring gas, defying Nigerian courts
Brussels, 3 May 2007 – In response to the news that Shell has defied a court order and continues to emit huge quantities of toxic and greenhouse gases in Nigeria by gas flaring, Friends of the Earth Europe has called on the European Commission to order European companies operating in the rest of the world …
Big talk, big emissions: Barroso slammed for climate hypocrisy as EU Commission launches global warming campaign
Brussels, 29 May – Today global warming campaigners protested outside the Berlaymont, bashing European Commission President Barroso for his hypocrisy on the issue of climate change. They offered Mr Barroso a shame award for driving a gas guzzling car and for disregarding the need to set binding fuel efficiency standards for cars sold in Europe. [1] …
EU owes developing countries climate compensation
Brussels 29 August 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe today called on European Union leaders to step up efforts to limit climate change and insisted that the EU must finance adaptation measures and disaster relief in developing countries. The call came as a new report [1], launched in London today by a coalition of …
