A report published today by the United Nations International Resource Panel highlights how global land consumption is unsustainable in a world of finite resources. [1] The findings echo research by Friends of the Earth Europe on Europe’s global land footprint. [2] Increasing demand for limited land – to grow food, to produce energy and wood, …
EU 2030 climate plan disregards science
EU plans to tackle climate change by the year 2030, announced in Brussels today, have been heavily criticized by environment group Friends of the Earth Europe. The policies proposed by the European Commission disregard climate science which makes it clear the need to drastically cut emissions to avoid catastrophic levels of global warming is getting …
Europe opens doors to dangerous fracking
Europe is opening its doors to dirty and dangerous unconventional fossil fuels, Friends of the Earth Europe and Food & Water Europe said today. The warning comes as the European Commission publishes a framework to guide member states on how to regulate shale gas which fails to provide mandatory protection for Europe’s citizens against the …
EU-US trade talks: What public safeguards are being traded away?
Friends of the Earth has criticised the secrecy surrounding EU-US trade talks, which closed today in Washington. It warned that public opposition will continue to increase unless people can see that a deal will not damage public safeguards or weaken democracy. Details of the third round of discussions on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership …
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European Commission broke law to force GM crops into Europe
A ruling from the European Court of Justice today has annulled the decision to authorise the genetically modified potato Amflora from the company BASF because the European Commission “significantly failed to fulfil its procedural obligations”. [1] Commenting on the ruling Mute Schimpf, food campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said: “Friends of the Earth …
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No end to hunger and harm caused by biofuels
European Union energy chiefs failed today to limit the quantities of ‘food based’ biofuels allowed in Europe in a key debate in Brussels. The outcome means that plans to prevent biofuels competing with food will be further delayed, pushing more people into hunger and leading to further deforestation. EU energy ministers debated a proposed limit …
