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New GMOs and pesticides reduction: fast-track to failure

12/05/2022

Reducing pesticide use by 50% by 2030 is a central goal of the EU Farm to Fork strategy, which aim to improve the sustainability of the food and farming systems and reverse environmental degradation. The European Commission claims that new genetically modified (GM) plants can help achieve that and is moving ahead with plans to deregulate …

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LNG: The liquid path to climate chaos

03/05/2022

This briefing looks to raise the alarm bell around the roll out of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) across Europe as an attempt to tackle energy security concerns. It puts forward ten key arguments that showcase the host of problems LNG brings. The cost of fossil gas, the horrific invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, and …

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Letter to world leaders: End the fossil fuel era

28/04/2022

Over 500 organisations from six continents have sent this letter to world leaders urging the end of the fossil fuel era and an immediate just and equitable transition to 100% renewable energy. The letter demands an end to the violence and climate chaos sowed by fossil fuels in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and …

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EU pharma giants’ toxic lobbying in Brazil

28/04/2022

How the EU pesticide lobby is harming people and planet in the Global South Corporations like Bayer and BASF, who are the leading European pesticide producers, have been heavily promoting the EU-Mercosur trade deal through lobby groups. Their joint lobby efforts have borne fruit: pesticide use has multiplied sixfold over the last 20 years and a …

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The Re-CAP: Does the EU’s new farming policy promote climate justice?

28/03/2022

Food production is a climate justice issue. But what does that mean exactly? In 2021, the EU finished reforming their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which defines how a third of the EU budget will be spent. The new CAP will distribute nearly €270 billion to over 6 million farmers from 2023-2027. The way that money …

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The Re-CAP: Does the EU’s new farming policy match EU Green Deal goals?

28/03/2022

Farming in Europe stands at a crossroads. In 2020, the EU introduced the Farm to Fork Strategy, a set of policy objectives devoted to reforming Europe’s food system to meet the EU Green Deal goals. And in 2021, the EU promised a new “greener and fairer” Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). With its billions of euros …

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