As EU heads of government today deliberate the EU’s proposed €750 billion coronavirus recovery package by teleconference, Friends of the Earth Europe warns they risk a rebound to business-as-usual, which would put global warming targets beyond reach. EU heads of government diverge over the source and type of spending, and are not expected to reach …
Shell’s oil pollution: Niger Delta people “sick of waiting” for justice
Nearly 10 years after a clean-up was urged for areas polluted by Shell and other oil companies in the Niger Delta, work has begun on only 11% of planned sites while vast areas remain heavily contaminated, according to a new investigation by Friends of the Earth Europe, Amnesty International, ERA and Milieudefensie. In 2011 the UN Environment …
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Over one million people and 100 NGOs call for just recovery
Over one million people and 100 environmental NGOs across Europe are calling on the European Union to restart its economy by launching the biggest green investment plan the world has ever seen, financed by the bloc’s increased budget and recovery instrument. Tomorrow, MEPs will decide what they want in the EU’s Recovery Fund and seven-year …
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EU Council: Governments must act together to ‘build back better’
As EU heads of state and government today discuss a collective response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Friends of the Earth Europe has called on them to act urgently and decisively and put addressing inequalities and the planetary emergency at the heart of a recovery plan. Jagoda Munic, director of Friends of the Earth Europe, said: …
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Circular Economy plan: EU Commission “burying its head in the sand”
The European Commission’s new Circular Economy action plan, launched today as part of its European Green Deal, contains a patchwork of some positive initiatives on how we produce, consume and dispose of resources and products but will likely fail to prevent runaway resource overconsumption, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. The package of policy …
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EU climate law does not represent emergency action
The European Commission today publishes a new climate law that Friends of the Earth Europe says does not represent emergency action for the climate crisis. Climate law lacks new target for 2030 Heralded as a cornerstone of the European Green Deal, the proposal will set into law the well-known goal of net ‘climate neutrality’ by …
