Brussels, 6 October 2008 – The European Union (EU) insists in calling association agreement what will be in fact a free trade agreement, Oxfam International, Grupo Sur, CIFCA, Friends of the Earth Europe and the International Federation of Human Rights pointed out amid the 5th Negotiation Round between EU –Central America celebrated this week in …
Rich countries scheme to ditch Kyoto targets
BARCELONA, SPAIN, 6 November 2009 – Rich countries are deliberately attempting to sidetrack UN climate negotiations towards a weak, ineffective politically binding agreement in Copenhagen – rather than fulfilling their legal obligations to agree ambitious new targets to slash their emissions – at the conclusion of the latest round of UN climate negotiations in Barcelona, …
ENI’s new energy projects threaten Congo rainforest
Plans by oil company Eni to develop tar sands and oil palm in the Congo Basin risk irreversible damage to biodiversity, local communities and our climate, and break the company’s own guidelines, according to Congolese human rights organisations and their international partners. In a report published today, Energy Futures? Eni’s Investments in tar sands and …
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Organic farming dwarfs GM crops in Europe as public rejection hits biotech firms
Brussels, February 7, 2012 – Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released today by Friends of the Earth Europe. In comparison, organic farming accounted for 3.7 per cent. The figures follow recent announcements of …
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EU Commission caves in to biotech industry, Monsanto GM maize authorised
Brussels, January 13 th , 2006 – The European Commission today ignored environmental and health concerns of Member States and approved the import and use of three Monsanto genetically modified (GM) maize (1). This authorization comes despite studies showing that farmers in the US and elsewhere are not seeing the reduced pesticide use and higher …
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Voting opens for Angry Mermaid Award for worst climate lobbying
Brussels/Copenhagen, Monday 16 November – The damaging impacts of corporate lobbying on international efforts to fight climate change are exposed today with the announcement of the eight candidates for the Angry Mermaid Award 2009. The Angry Mermaid Award is named after the iconic Copenhagen mermaid who is angry about the destruction being caused by climate …
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