Spoof newspaper produced and published by Friends of the Earth Europe to raise awareness and engage business and EU leaders towards bold climate action at the European Business Summit.
Marginal Oil – What is driving oil companies dirtier and deeper?
With conventional oil production in decline, the global oil industry is investing heavily in dirtier and riskier forms of unconventional oil such as heavy crude, tar sands, and oil shale. These investments pose a challenge to the climate, the environment, and local communities. This paper is a document that describes the drivers behind marginal oil …
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The Truth behind the CAP: 13 reasons for green reform
Thirteen factsheets highlighting thirteen reasons for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy, in coalition with leading Brussels NGOs.
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Canada’s dirty lobby diary – Undermining the EU Fuel Quality Directive
This detailed ‘diary’ compiled shows the extent of Canadian efforts to block EU plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Between 2009 and 2011 the government of Canada engaged in an unprecedented lobby effort to open up the European market to oil from its devastating tar sands.
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Paying for Europe’s cheapest energy source
The cheapest, cleanest and safest energy is that which a country doesn’t use. But, like any worthwhile venture, energy savings require upfront financing and a supportive legislative framework. Here are ten bright ideas to deliver the energy savings we need.
Europe’s land import dependency
New research commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe from Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI) shows the scale of flows of ‘virtual land’ around the world – this is all the land that has been used to produce traded products. Europe’s ‘land footprint’ is one of the largest in the world, and the continent is …
