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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 …
Leaked Commission draft shows EU’s world leadership on renewable energy at riskRead more
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 …
NEW REPORT: Europe’s demand for palm oil driving deforestation and land-grabbingRead more
London, May 19 – Research by four leading environmental organisations released today to coincide with Royal Dutch Shell’s Annual General Meeting, reveals the carbon intensity of the top international oil companies. Shell is now the most carbon intensive oil company in the world based on its total resources. The research examined the leading international oil …
New research reveals that Shell is world’s most carbon intensive oil companyRead more
Luxembourg/Brussels, 23 October – Friends of the Earth Europe pushed European citizens’ concerns about climate change directly under the noses of EU Environment Ministers today, just before their Council meeting in Luxembourg. Today the Ministers will agree on the EU’s position for the upcoming United Nations climate conference in Kenya next month. However, leaked documents …
EU Environment Ministers missing long term climate perspectiveRead more
Brussels, 21 February – Environmental groups BirdLife International, EEB, Friends of the Earth and Transport and Environment, welcome UK transport secretary Ruth Kelly’s announcement that the UK will initiate a wide ranging review of biofuel production. The green groups expressed their hope that other member states will engage in this review and that it will …
Environmental groups welcome UK government concern over biofuelsRead more
Luxembourg, May 12 – ArcelorMittal needs to move beyond good intentions on environmental and social improvements and turn words into deeds. Despite its rhetoric on social responsibility, the company continues to destroy the environment, risk people’s lives and displace local communities, according to a new report launched today by the Global Action on ArcelorMittal coalition …
ArcelorMittal continues to pollute and uproot people’s livesRead more
