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Durban, South Africa / Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2011 – UN climate negotiations have ended in Durban, South Africa with an agreement by consensus. But the lack of ambition will not prevent the suffering of millions of people in Africa and across the world due to climate change. Susann Scherbarth, climate justice campaigner for Friends …
Durban climate outcome not in interests of world’s 99%Read more
Brussels, Munich, July 13, 2009 – Energy Union is a pan-European campaign tour with the objective of empowering young people and policy makers in Europe to take action against climate change. Energy Union promotes “Intelligent Energy”: the potential of renewable energy, energy-conscious behaviour and the need for changes at the political level.[1] Over the next …
European Ministers meeting on Monday (February 21) are being urged to reform Europe’s spending to ensure it supports a green economy. CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe are calling on member states to commit to spending more of the billions of Euros of structural funds for new member states on energy savings …
Brussels, 26 March – New research released by the European Commission confirms that Europe’s demand for biofuels is likely to contribute to climate change and harm the environment. [1] Adrian Bebb, agrofuels campaign coordinator for Friends of the Earth Europe said: “The EU’s biofuel policy is looking more and more unsustainable and if not urgently …
Europe’s biofuel policy unsustainable new research confirmsRead more
Brussels, 11 April – The European Commission intends to promote genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe, even though it admits that that the European public does not want to eat GM foods, warned Friends of the Earth Europe today. The European Commission’s mid-term review of the EU’s Biotech Strategy today called for increased financial and …
European Commission to support failing biotech crop sectorRead more
Brussels, July 1, 2009 – On the day the European Union is expected to announce the suspension of its new round of free trade negotiations with Central America, Friends of the Earth International calls for an end to the process of free trade negotiations that the EU is promoting in Central America, and recommends a …
European Union urged to reconsider its role in Central AmericaRead more
