Brussels, 21 February – At today’s opening of the 6th European Business Summit in Brussels, environment campaigners accused companies involved in the event, titled ‘Greening the economy’, of being anything but green themselves. With an action and exhibition [1], Friends of the Earth Europe, Corporate Europe Observatory and Transnational Institute exposed the greenwashing practices of …
European civil society launches ‘European food declaration’
Brussels, March 16 – On the eve of a European Parliament hearing which will debate the future of Europe’s agriculture policy a broad alliance of European, national and local civil society organisations concerned with the future of food and agriculture in Europe, are today launching a ‘European food declaration’ to mobilise European citizens and authorities …
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EU Spring Council must put Europe on a sustainable energy track
Brussels, March 6th – Friends of the Earth Europe has demanded that governments focus on the impending threat of climate change when they settle Europe’s energy future at the EU Spring Council at the end of this week. As EU leaders agree on the energy Action Plan on Friday, hundreds of activists from fifteen countries …
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Public warned over “green”soy scam
Campinas (Brazil), Brussels (Belgium), May 27 – A new initiative to re-brand the intensive and damaging farming of soy as “responsible” is nothing short of green-wash and will con the public, said Friends of the Earth International today. The warning comes as the so-called Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) meets on 28 May in …
Leaked Commission draft shows EU’s world leadership on renewable energy at risk
Brussels, 23 April 2004 : Three leading environmental groups are demanding the European Commission put forward a new target for boosting the share of renewable energy used in Europe to 25% by the year 2020. The move follows the leaking of a draft Communication that reviews Europe’s renewables policies, and which indicates that the Directorate …
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NEW REPORT: Europe’s demand for palm oil driving deforestation and land-grabbing
Amsterdam/Brussels, 15 March – One of the leading suppliers of “green” palm oil to Europe is causing illegal encroachment upon Indonesian forest and peat land, according to a report published today by Friends of the Earth Europe. The report exposes the illegal activities of the Malaysian showcase company IOI Group and shows that the increasing …
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