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Copenhagen/Brussels – The European Union must make stronger commitments to fighting climate change to increase the chance of achieving a just and effective global climate agreement, Friends of the Earth Europe said today as vital United Nations climate talks opened in Copenhagen. Pledges made so far by developed countries fall far short of what science …
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Brussels, February 16 – Eight Nobel Peace Prize laureates have written to European Heads of State and Ministers of the Environment urging them to tackle the most climate polluting sources of transport fuel, notably tar sands. Oil produced from highly polluting sources, such as tar sands and coal-to-liquids, causes far more climate damaging emissions than …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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