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The European Parliament’s environment committee voted today on legislation to limit the quantities of ‘food based’ biofuels in renewable energy transport targets for Europe. MEPs voted with a 60% majority to: Introduce a limit on biofuels that compete with food for land and water – but at 5.5% of transport energy, representing an increase from …
MEPs vote to limit biofuels but fall short of ending food for fuelRead more
Growing crops for biofuels would lead to less food being produced, forcing more people into hunger, finds a new analysis commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe and released today. [1] The revelation comes as the environment committee of the European Parliament faces a crucial vote on biofuels on Thursday (July 11). The use of …
Biofuels force reduced food production – new analysisRead more
On the eve of the United Nations International Day of Co-operatives (July 6) organisations are calling for an urgent transformation away from the current corporate-controlled energy system. Climate Alliance, Cooperatives Europe, Ecopower, Friends of the Earth Europe, and REScoop.eu are asking European Union decision makers to pave the way for a clean energy revolution led …
The EU’s new agriculture policy is a disaster for the environment, small farmers and developing countries, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. The criticism comes at the end of lengthy negotiations over the rules and support for European farmers until 2020. European politicians side-lined the ‘greening’ of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to …
CAP reform: failure for environment and small farmersRead more
European banks, pension funds and private equity funds have given financial assistance worth more than €450 million to Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby, responsible for environmental degradation and violations of national regulations in Liberia, according to new research from Friends of the Earth Europe [1]. An independent impact assessment released today by Reading University …
Little will be done to curb harmful food speculation today as EU finance ministers meet to approve their position on the new Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) – which sets new regulations for financial markets. According to a broad coalition of environmental and development organisations, loopholes in the legislation will render it ineffective …
EU ministers leave door open for harmful food speculationRead more
