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Doha, Qatar / Brussels, Belgium – Friends of the Earth Europe has condemned the governments of industrialised countries, including the European Union, for continuing to block action on climate change, at failed international climate negotiations in Doha, Qatar. Susann Scherbarth, climate justice campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: “In the desert of Doha, …
Doha climate talks: Industrialised countries fail to take emergency actionRead more
The European Commission last Friday approved a certification scheme which would brand biofuels produced from palm oil as ‘sustainable’, despite evidence that their production contributes to deforestation, peatland degradation, disputes over land rights, and climate change.Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe argue that legitimising the use of palm oil biofuels by approving the scheme …
Tin used in some of the best-selling brands of smartphones is almost certainly linked to the devastation of forests, farmland, coral reefs and communities in Indonesia, according to a new report ‘Mining for Smartphones: the True Cost of Tin’ from Friends of the Earth. The investigation links destructive mining techniques in Bangka, Indonesia, to products …
With today’s collapse of negotiations at the EU budget summit in Brussels, environment groups CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe called on countries to focus their efforts on agreeing a deal in the new year that has quality EU spending at the top of the agenda. Markus Trilling, EU Funds coordinator for …
Collapse of EU budget talks short-changes people and planetRead more
As European leaders gather in Brussels today for the EU budget summit, quality spending must be the focus of discussions if the future European budget is to tackle Europe’s environmental and economic crises, according to environment groupsCEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the Earth Europe and Transport & Environment. European spending has often been misguided and …
EU budget negotiations must focus on quality spendingRead more
In a vote on two parliamentary reports on shale gas, despite widespread recognition of the dangers of ‘fracking’, a split European Parliament did not impose a de facto moratorium, or ensure the highest possible environmental and health standards for an undeniably dangerous technology [1]. Antoine Simon, shale gas campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe …
European Parliament takes risky stance on risky fuelRead more
