Nairobi/Brussels, 17 November 2006 – Friends of the Earth Europe today called on the European Union to urgently push the issue of climate change to the highest political level, as UN negotiations on climate change in the Kenyan capital Nairobi ended today with mixed results and only modest progress on the international climate treaty, Kyoto. …
Meandering UN climate talks lack urgency
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 …
