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 …
EU votes on growing genetically modified potatoes
Brussels, 4 December – Friends of the Earth Europe has warned that Europe’s potatoes will be at risk of contamination if genetically modified (GM) potatoes are grown commercially. EU Member States will vote today on a proposal to grow GM potatoes – the first EU vote on the cultivation of GM crops for 8 years. …
Opposition to GMOs in Europe grows: Austria bans Monsanto’s GMO oilseed rape
Brussels, January 23rd – Friends of the Earth welcomes the Austrian Government’s decision today to ban Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) oilseed rape, GT73. There are now twelve bans of GM foods or crops in the European Union (1). The decision by the current EU presidency follows November’s referendum in Switzerland that banned GM crops for …
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Friends of the Earth protest as EU Farm Ministers allow food to be polluted by GM crops
Brussels, Monday May 22 – Leaked documents obtained by Friends of the Earth Europe reveal that EU Agriculture Ministers will today adopt measures that will allow irreversible contamination of Europe’s food and environment from GM crops. Helen Holder , GMO campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said, “Evidence shows that you cannot introduce genetically …
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