European governments are being warned of the dangers of their reliance on carbon trading and offsetting of emissions as they meet to discuss climate change in Luxembourg today. With six weeks to go before crucial international climate talks in Mexico, Friends of the Earth Europe is urging European Environment Ministers to resist industry pressure and …
New rules for business needed at World Economic Forum meeting
Brussels, May 11 – Business leaders and European lawmakers meeting today at the ‘World Economic Forum on Europe’ in Brussels are being urged to make companies accountable for the harm they cause people and the environment around the world. Delegates at the ‘World Economic Forum’ (WEF) meeting are discussing whether and what European rules are …
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Worst EU lobbying awards 2010 – Voting opens
Business attempts to undermine effective European action on climate change and finance regulation are exposed today with the launch of the Worst EU Lobbying Awards 2010 [1]. Corporate influence over governments is blocking desperately needed measures to stop the worsening of the financial and climate crises. From today, members of the public can vote online …
European Commission proposals to ban GM crops: an empty and dangerous deal
Brussels, July 8 – New proposals due to be introduced in the coming days that are supposed to allow European countries more autonomy over the decision to ban genetically modified (GM) crops form an empty and potentially dangerous deal for member states, according to Friends of the Earth Europe. A new legal analysis of the …
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NEW REPORT: Europe’s water use putting world under pressure
Brussels, November 3, 2011 – Europe’s material consumption is threatening the world’s water supply, according to new research launched today by Friends of the Earth Europe and the Sustainable Europe Research Institute. [1] The findings come with a warning that Europe is neglecting the catastrophic consequences that water stress and scarcity will have in Europe …
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Tar sands undermine Europe’s climate credentials
Brussels, May 5 – On the day of an EU-Canada summit, a new report [1] released by Friends of the Earth Europe warns that global development of tar sands [2] will magnify the climate crisis and damage the EU’s environment and development objectives. Pressure is on high-level representatives from the EU and Canada to discuss …
