What to expect from the European Commission’s sustainable corporate due diligence proposal On 23 February, the European Commission will finally unveil its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence proposal. The legislation aims to set out obligations for companies (based in or operating within the EU) to address human rights and environmental risks in their global value chains. The law …
Energy Charter Treaty claim pushes Slovenia to weaken fracking rules
As the tenth round of negotiations on modernising the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) gets underway this week (18-21 January), a new example of how this secretive corporate court system is undermining climate and environmental policies of EU member states has been brought to light.
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How big business gets control over our food
New briefing reveals why big biotech’ lobbying tactics on new GMOs threatens biodiversity, farmers’ autonomy and consumers’ choice
EU ‘Fit for 55’: Blunt measures not enough
The EU is failing to phase-out fossil fuels and to provide deep renovations for Europe’s energy poor fast enough, Friends of the Earth Europe said today, as new proposals aimed at reducing climate emissions were released in Brussels. The EU Commission unveiled a number of initiatives covering the energy sector and buildings. The proposals are …
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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