Responding to the first discussions between EU agriculture ministers on the regulatory future of a new generation of GMOs, Mute Schimpf, food and farming campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said: “Farming ministers and the rest of the EU need to stop wasting time and resources trying to find loopholes to push new, untested …
Historic victory: judge forces Shell to drastically reduce CO2 emissions
Friends of the Earth wins climate case against Shell For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. Today, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) together with 17,000 co-plaintiffs and six other organisations the court in The Hague …
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Debate on safety of new GMOs moves to Council
Ministers to discuss controversial biotech-friendly Commission report which fails to follow European Court of Justice ruling European agriculture ministers will discuss the future of a new generation of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), starting tomorrow. These key discussions are the lead-up to a decision on whether or not ‘new’ GMOs should be subject to safety checks or labelling before …
EU’s industrial alliances are a new corporate capture
New EU industrial alliances – led by big businesses and backed by the Commission – are set to be announced – but our new analysis finds they are a ‘new corporate capture’ in which business’ interests will prevail over the public interest.
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EU Commission backs removing safety checks for new GMOs
New report fails to follow European Court of Justice ruling, in a win for the biotech industry and spelling bad news for farming, the environment and the wider public The European Commission has opened the door to exempting a new generation of genetically-modified crops from safety checks before being allowed onto the EU market, according to a key study …
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EU and U.S. climate commitments fall far short of ‘fair share’
We welcome the U.S. back to the climate table. Climate promises are rising like the sea, but what’s on the table is not enough.
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