With clear signs that TotalEnergies is about to restart the development of its massive LNG project in the conflict-ridden province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique, our new report points to how contracts with companies like TotalEnergies and ENI are exposing the people and government of Mozambique to multi-billion-dollar financial risk, while blocking the country’s path …
Joint paper for an EU Directive on Sustainable Resource Management
There is a crucial gap in current EU laws: Resource overconsumption is not being addressed although it is predicted to continue to rise, underscoring the imperative for a new, binding law with science-based and overarching resource use reduction targets. We are launching a collective call for an EU Directive on Sustainable Resource Management together with …
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100+ organisations call on MEPs to vote against EU-Chile deal
In January 2024, Members of the European Parliament will have to decide whether to approve an exploitative green-washed trade agreement with Chile. The agreement, which has been in place since 2003, is to be expanded, and the addition of a raw materials chapter, which is intended to secure the EU access to raw materials regardless …
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A people-powered plan to exit the energy crisis
Right now, millions of people face extreme uncertainty and rising energy poverty. There is no excuse for the EU and national governments to allow colossal profits and wealth to be accumulated when our most vulnerable communities have already paid the social cost of under-investment. When billions of euros are being extracted from Europe’s energy system …
Fact-check: Greenwashing in the new GMOs debate
A look at the marketing promises and what’s behind them Friends of the Earth Europe, together with BUND/FoE Germany and Global 2000/FoE Austria, takes a critical look at the marketing promises in the new GMOs debate with a new fact-checking report. Big Agri has been pushing hard for a quick and wide deregulation of EU …
The last agricultural frontier
Important note: Regarding data on the Cerrado, data updated after the release of this fact sheet shows that deforestation for the month of September actually has grown 141% compared to the same month last year (not +89% as mentioned in the factsheet on page 3). The deforestation increase in less-protected areas of Mercosur While we …
