Copenhagen/Brussels, December 10 – Europe must commit to at least 40% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 without offsetting, Friends of the Earth International urged today as European Heads of State meet in parallel to the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen. The meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday 10 and Friday …
Europe must defy Canadian pressure on tar sands
Brussels/Paris/Amsterdam, February 22, 2012 – European governments must say no to the dirtiest forms of unconventional oil tomorrow, and defy pressure from both the Canadian and big oil lobbies, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. Representatives from European governments will decide tomorrow on plans to keep tar sands out of Europe. The European Commission …
EU Summit climate action inadequate and unjust
Brussels/Copenhagen, December 11 – The chances of reaching a just and fair international agreement on combating climate change are extremely slim today after European Heads of State failed to significantly strengthen the EU’s position for Copenhagen. At a meeting in Brussels, EU leaders agreed not to increase the 20% emission reduction target by 2020, compared …
Five thousand people flood Copenhagen for climate justice
Copenhagen, Denmark, December 12 – More than five thousand people from around the world have joined Friends of the Earth International’s ‘Flood for climate justice’ this morning in Copenhagen to demand climate justice and an end to offsetting carbon emissions. The spectacular, blue-coloured crowd flooded through the streets of Copenhagen with a clear message to …
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The Angry Mermaid winner is…
Copenhagen, Denmark, December 15 – The winner of the Angry Mermaid Award 2009, announced by award-winning writer and journalist Naomi Klein at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen today is the biotech giant Monsanto with 37% of the total vote [1]. Oil giant Shell took second place (18%) in the Award for lobbying to sabotage …
Danish PM tries to derail UN climate talks
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, December 16, 2009 – Friends of the Earth International denounced today an attempt by the Danish Prime Minister to derail the UN negotiations in favour of rich countries and condemned the exclusion of critical civil society voices – including Friends of the Earth – from the UN climate conference. “The Danish Prime Minister …
