Brussels, 21 June 2005: Friends of the Earth Europe called on EU governments to drastically increase their efforts to combat global warming by reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions, as shocking new data released today by the European Commission shows a dramatic increase in emissions. In 2003, EU-15 emissions were only 1.7% below 1990 levels, while …
Kazakhstan loses $5 bn from oil deal as more delays emerge
Brussels, 21 January 2008 – A new deal with an Eni-led consortium to develop the super-giant Kashagan oilfield will leave Kazakhstan $5 billion worse off than previously, according to new analysis published today. [1] The deal, reached on Sunday after more than six months of dispute over the field, slightly improved Kazakhstan’s share of revenues, …
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MEPs call on Commission to strengthen Corporate Social Responsibility policy
Brussels / Strasbourg, 13 March – The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) [1] has welcomed today’s approval by the European Parliament of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) resolution urging the European Commission to extend legal obligations to some key aspects of corporate accountability. By voting for the resolution, MEPs have called for directors to …
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Finance ministers dodge responsibility in climate cash decision
Brussels, 10 March – European Finance Ministers failed to lay hard cash on the table today to support decarbonising economies in developing countries and to compensate for coping with the consequences of climate change [1]. Carbon offsetting schemes, such as the Clean Development Mechanism, have been put forward as mechanisms to tackle climate change and …
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Europe misses chance to agree ambitious action agenda for next climate negotiations
LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS, 18 OCTOBER 2005 — As EU Environment Ministers agreed the EU’s position towards the next UN climate negotiations taking place next month in Montreal, Canada, Friends of the Earth Europe warns that by yesterday’s agreement the EU is endangering international leadership previously demonstrated by the EU on climate change. Jan Kowalzig, climate campaigner at …
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Europe’s overconsumption driving destruction of Amazon rainforest
Brussels, January 25, 2011 – Growing demand for meat, animal feeds and agrofuels in Europe is contributing to the continued destruction of the Amazon and Cerrado habitats in Brazil, reveals a new report launched today by Friends of the Earth Europe. The research comes at a time when Europe is debating the future of farming. …
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