Brussels, October 30 – The prospect of the world reaching a fair and just climate agreement is no closer today after European Union leaders showed total inadequacy to live up to their legal, moral and historical responsibilities for climate change. At a summit in Brussels, Heads of State discussed the position Europe will take to …
EU biofuel targets will cost €126 billion without reducing emissions
Brussels/Berlin/London, February 2, 2012 – Motorists across Europe are set to pay an additional €18 billion a year for petrol and diesel as a result of EU biofuel targets that have been shown not to reduce emissions, says new research published today [1]. New figures, commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe and ActionAid [2], …
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Angry Mermaid Award to expose business lobby undermining climate action
Brussels/Copenhagen, 2 November – Business attempts to undermine a strong and just global agreement on climate change are being put under the spotlight in the countdown to United Nations negotiations in Copenhagen with a special award, jointly organised by Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth International, Focus on the Global South, Attac and Spinwatch. …
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EU GMO-labelling laws judged insufficient
Brussels, November 3, 2009 – France is poised to become the latest in a growing trend of European countries to introduce GMO-free labels for food in a bid to counter weaker EU standards and to compensate for a loophole in European labelling laws [1]. Currently, EU labelling laws mean meat, dairy and eggs from animals …
EU GMO-labelling laws judged insufficient
Brussels, November 3, 2009 – France is poised to become the latest in a growing trend of European countries to introduce GMO-free labels for food in a bid to counter weaker EU standards and to compensate for a loophole in European labelling laws [1]. Currently, EU labelling laws mean meat, dairy and eggs from animals …
Billions of EU Funds wasted on dead-end investments
Brussels, February 2 – Substantial environmental and social harm is being caused by controversial projects costing billions of euros of EU money, according to research published today by Friends of the Earth Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network [1]. The groups have mapped 33 harmful projects in Central and Eastern Europe with total costs of sixteen …
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