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Environment ministers called on to keep new GMOs regulated

Europe’s environment ministers will discuss for the first time what the planned deregulation of a new generation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) means for nature, climate and sustainability when they meet on Monday 20 December 2021.   The initial plans of EU Health Commissioner Kyriakides to erode environmental safety checks and instead promote new GMOs …

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Commission gives in to big biotech’s tactics to deregulate new GMOs

On 29 November, the European Commission led by Vice-President Timmermans will discuss the deregulation of a new generation of genetically-modified (GM) plants, also called new genomic techniques, with stakeholders.
The conference already presents new GMOs as a ‘way forward for safe and sustainable innovation in the agri-food sector’, while other voices and arguments are being brushed aside by Health and Food Safety Commissioner Kyriakides.

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Uproot EU deforestation strategy to protect all ecosystems and people

The EU’s long-awaited proposal to combat deforestation lacks important protections for people and planet. The proposal recognises that deforestation and forest degradation are occurring at an alarming rate, aggravating climate change and the loss of biodiversity. Keeping that in mind, it’s designed to curb the EU’s contribution to global deforestation and forest degradation. But even though …

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The ‘Glasgow get-out clause’

COP26: Rich countries stage a great escape from their climate responsibilities The UN climate negotiations COP26 agreement is set to be the ‘great Glasgow get-out clause’, Friends of the Earth said on the last day of scheduled talks. Developed countries have shirked their responsibilities and put the world on track for a rise in emissions …

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