Berlin/Amsterdam/Brussels, January 12, 2012 – Lufthansa’s final flight of a controversial six-month trial of bio-fuelled flights will land today, bringing an end to a convenient smokescreen for aviation expansion, and a diversion from the real need to cut air travel in order to tackle climate change, according to Friends of the Earth Europe [1]. German …
NEW REPORT: European banks fuelling food price volatility and hunger
Brussels, January 12, 2012 – European banks, pension funds and insurance companies are increasing global hunger and poverty by speculating on food prices and financing land grabs in poorer countries, according to a new report released today (January 12) by Friends of the Earth Europe [1]. The report analyses the activities of 29 European banks, …
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EU warned: biofuels will drive biodiversity loss
Brussels, November 17, 2011 – Increasing the use of biofuels in Europe will have devastating impacts on wildlife a new scientific assessment has shown. [1] The report by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) estimates that 85 percent of biodiversity will be damaged across 17,000 square kilometres of natural habitats that risks being converted …
Biodiversity on the brink: Environment ministers fail to tackle global challenges
Europe’s Environment Ministers met yesterday in Brussels with three of Europe’s, and the world’s, most pressing environmental challenges on the agenda – biodiversity, resource-use and climate change. On all three fronts, their responses are inadequate to address the scale of these global challenges, says Friends of the Earth Europe. EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 Environment …
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GMO giant BASF leaves Europe
Brussels, January 16 – Following the announcement today by Germany-based BASF that it is halting the development and commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe, Adrian Bebb, from Friends of the Earth Europe said: “This is another nail in the coffin for genetically modified foods in Europe. No one wants to eat them and …
