Nairobi/Brussels, 15 November 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe today urged the European Union to inject urgency into negotiations on future action to fight climate change, as ministers from 165 countries arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi for the last days of the UN climate talks. Governments are discussing new action after 2012, when …
Dinosaur and nuclear plant in front of the EU Energy Council
Brussels, 14 March 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe activists today protested in front of the EU Council building, against the energy policy of the European Union by setting up a 10m high inflatable dinosaur depicting dirty energy technologies as well as an inflatable nuclear power station. A banner read: “Dirty Fossil, Dangerous Nukes? …
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Dinosaur and nuclear plant in front of the EU Energy Council
Brussels, 14 March 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe activists today protested in front of the EU Council building, against the energy policy of the European Union by setting up a 10m high inflatable dinosaur depicting dirty energy technologies as well as an inflatable nuclear power station. A banner read: “Dirty Fossil, Dangerous Nukes? …
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G8 to feed oil addiction, fuelling climate change
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) / LONDON (UK), 14 July 2006 — G8 plans to address global energy security are dirty, dangerous and will continue to fuel climate change, Friends of the Earth warned today on the eve of the G8 summit taking place in St Petersburg, Russia (1).An early draft of the G8 Plan of Action suggested …
One year Kyoto Climate Treaty – No Happy Birthday
Brussels, 14 February 2006 – Governments in Europe are failing to live up to the spirit of the Kyoto Protocol, one year after this global treaty came into force to cut greenhouse gas emissions. [1] Friends of the Earth charged that rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Europe and globally are leading to more tragic …
“Emissions must be cut by 80% by 2050” – MEPs
European Parliament, Brussels, 4th October 2006 – Members of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee made personal pledges and demands on climate change today as part of a Friends of the Earth Europe photo-action [1]. The action took place shortly before the MEPs voted to recommend a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by eighty percent by …
