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COP27: End fossil fuel addiction, fund just energy transition

To stem runaway climate change, COP27 must steer away from the fossil fuel industry’s greenwash and so-called ‘nature-based solutions’, and instead focus on cutting fossil fuel emissions at source, say Friends of the Earth on the eve of the UN climate talks.  Activists and experts from the world’s largest grassroots environmental network are in Egypt …

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Europe must slash pesticide use to protect people and planet’s health

While tension is rising amongst EU Member States on new pesticide reduction targets, the new ‘Pesticide Atlas’ released today by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Friends of the Earth Europe and PAN Europe shows that the amount of pesticides used worldwide has increased by 80 percent since 1990, causing harm to the health of farmers, consumers and nature alike.

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Spain moves to exit the ECT

17 February 2023 Rectification The quotation marks around “a serious obstacle to climate change mitigation” have been removed from the text below, as this was not a direct quote from the IPCC report. This was a mistake in the editorial process on our part. However, the IPCC report does state that “…international investment agreements may …

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Energy prices and climate crises must be tackled together

At a crunch meeting today, EU energy ministers will discuss Europe-wide responses to skyrocketing energy prices.  Ministers are expected to consider options including windfall taxes and targets to reduce demand. The meeting comes after a summer of climate chaos with heatwaves, wildfires, floods and droughts in Europe and around the world, including devastating flooding in …

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Activists urge EU to tip the scales on new human rights and sustainability rules for business

As EU diplomats planned to meet for discussions on the draft due diligence law (CSDDD), activists descended on the Council building with an important reminder from civil society, trade unions and the public. Justice is Everybody’s business Activists brought a gigantic ‘Scales of Justice’ to the European heart of Brussels urging EU diplomats to guarantee …

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