Press Releases Archive - Page 94 of 145 - Friends of the Earth Europe

Compromise cars legislation is dead-end for environment

14/02/2012

Brussels, 2 December 2008 – Commenting on the agreement reached last night by European decision-makers on a new regulation on cars and CO2, Jeroen Verhoeven, car efficiency campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: “This is a profoundly wrong outcome on a vital piece of climate legislation. Instead of making the car industry put …

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New research reveals European land grab in developing countries

14/02/2012

Brussels, 28 November 2008 – New research published today reveals that the increasing demand for animal feed and agrofuels in the European Union is resulting in the loss of unique forests, serious climate emissions and rural conflict in developing countries [1]. The EU now uses over 16 million hectares of farmland every year to feed …

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EU risks ‘climate time bomb’ on biofuels

14/02/2012

Brussels, 26 November – As negotiations over new EU targets for biofuels enter a critical final phase, environment and development campaigners have warned of a ‘climate time bomb’ if so-called ‘sustainability criteria’ are not dramatically improved. The EU’s proposed renewable energy directive (RED) calls for 10 per cent of transport fuel to come from renewable …

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European leadership lacking ahead of global climate talks

14/02/2012

Brussels, 25 November 2008 – Europe will face major embarrassment at international climate change talks next week if it fails to live up to its commitment to tackle global warming, environment and development groups warned today. The world is looking at how high Europe will set the bar at climate talks in Poznan, Poland, starting …

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EU recovery plan must bring energy efficiency and green energy in from the sidelines

14/02/2012

Brussels, 25 November 2008 – With accelerated spending of EU regional aid billions expected to feature in tomorrow’s economic recovery plan announced by the European Commission, CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE) are calling for substantial increases in EU spending on energy efficiency and renewable energy to be put on the …

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MEPs urged to evict business liaison group from offices inside European Parliament

14/02/2012

Brussels, 14 November 2008 – Transparency campaigners have today written to the Bureau of the European Parliament urging it to use its meeting today to enforce a previous decision to ask the European Business and Parliament Scheme (EBPS) to vacate its offices inside the European Parliament building [1]. The Parliament’s Conference of Presidents ruled earlier …

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