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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Destructive raw materials plans get Parliament approval
Majority of MEPs give their backing to a “desperate plunder for resources” Damaging plans to secure EU access to raw materials around the world have been given the European Parliament seal of approval today. A majority of the European Parliament voted to approve a new opinion report on the European Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Strategy …
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CAP fails small farmers and the environment yet again
The European Parliament greenlighted today reforms for a new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It is a missed opportunity to support a transition towards more agroecological and sustainable models deeply needed for Europe’s food and farming sector.
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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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